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Externalism relates to testimony by evaluating it as a potential source of knowledge based on reliability, as noted in [1], and by categorizing it alongside other belief-forming processes like sense experience and reason within the framework of reliabilism in [2].

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Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimReliabilism, a prominent version of externalism, suggests that the justification of a belief depends on the source of that belief, such as sense experience, reason, testimony, or memory.

Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Matthias Steup, Ram Neta · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

perspectiveExternalists argue that testimony is a valid source of knowledge if and only if the information comes from a reliable source.