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Knowledge and memory are fundamentally linked as memory is a primary source for the retention and transmission of knowledge [1], [2]. Epistemological frameworks consistently categorize memory alongside perception and reason as a reliable source for acquiring and justifying knowledge [3], [4], [5].
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Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 3 facts
quoteJennifer Lackey (2005) states: “non–reductionists maintain that testimony is just as basic a source of justification (knowledge, warrant, entitlement, and so forth) as sense-perception, memory, inference, and the like”.
claimMichael Dummett suggests that both memory and testimony are merely means of preserving or transmitting knowledge rather than creating it, and that both are direct and do not require supporting beliefs.
quoteGalen Strawson (1994) suggests that testimony as a source of belief requires other sources like perception, stating: "[T]he employment of perception and memory is a necessary condition of the acquisition and retention of any knowledge (or belief) which is communicated linguistically…"
Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 3 facts
claimMemory is defined as the capacity to retain knowledge acquired in the past, which can encompass present facts, such as a telephone number, or future events, such as the date of an election.
claimFor true beliefs to qualify as knowledge, they must originate from sources considered reliable, which include perception, introspection, memory, reason, and testimony.
claimFor a belief to qualify as knowledge, it must originate from sources considered reliable, such as perception, introspection, memory, reason, and testimony, rather than psychological factors like desires, emotional needs, prejudice, or biases.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimMemory allows individuals to retain knowledge from the past even if the original justification for that knowledge is forgotten.
Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimA primary motivation for the Transmission View is the analogy between memory and testimony, which suggests that just as one cannot acquire memorial knowledge of a proposition today without having known it previously, one cannot acquire testimonial knowledge of a proposition from a speaker who does not know it themselves.
A Survey of Incorporating Psychological Theories in LLMs - arXiv arxiv.org 1 fact
referenceSchema Theory holds that humans store knowledge as dynamic, structured representations formed through repeated experience, which guide inference, memory, and learning.
Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimEpistemologists investigate sources of justification, including perception, introspection, memory, reason, and testimony, to discover how knowledge arises.
Understanding epistemology and its key approaches in research cefcambodia.com 1 fact
claimMemory of something that is not true does not constitute genuine knowledge.