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Testimony and peer disagreement are both central topics in social epistemology [1] and are theoretically entangled through the challenges of belief aggregation [2]. Furthermore, scholars argue that addressing these two concepts requires a holistic approach to aggregation when considering individual topics of interest [3].
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Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimRussell et al. (2015) argue that social epistemology approaches focusing on individual topics of interest when addressing peer disagreement and testimony require a holistic approach to aggregation.
claimThe problems of belief aggregation, peer disagreement, and testimony are entangled because if a rational group adopts an aggregated belief, it may be rational for an individual in that group to adopt the same belief after learning the credences of their peers.
Social epistemology - Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy rep.routledge.com 1 fact
claimSocial epistemologists have extensively studied testimony, expert testimony, and peer disagreement.