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Testimony is defined as a specific act of communication where a speaker conveys a proposition to a hearer [1], and both concepts are frequently analyzed together in epistemological frameworks regarding the reliability of information transfer {fact:2, fact:3, fact:4}.
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Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimA hearer (H) receives testimony that a proposition (p) by a speaker (S) making an act of communication (a) if and only if the hearer reasonably takes (a) as conveying the information that (p) in virtue of the communicable content of (a).
claimKourken Michaelian's 2013 article 'The Evolution of Testimony: Receiver Vigilance, Speaker Honesty and the Reliability of Communication' examines the evolutionary aspects of testimony, focusing on receiver vigilance and speaker honesty.
Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
quoteGraham (2000) posits that "knowledge is not transferred through communication, rather Information is conveyed."
Social Epistemology – Introduction to Philosophy - Rebus Press press.rebus.community 1 fact
claimReductionists can potentially treat experiences of testimony, communication, and social interactions as data, where the best explanation is that many individual cases of testimony are true.