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An a priori shift in non-reductionist accounts of testimony
| datacite.subject.fos | Humanidades::Filosofia, Ética e Religião | pt_PT |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Santos, Ricardo | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Faria, Domingos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Malagutti, Gabriel Lucas Marques | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-26T11:34:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-26T11:34:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-11-30 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2023-09-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Non-reductionism is the main framework in the epistemology of testimony. It states that absence of negative evidence is sufficient to justify testimonial acceptance. Lackey (2006; 2008) has put forward the strongest objection to non-reductionism. A case where in the total absence of negative evidence, one is still unjustified in accepting the speaker’s testimony. The goal of this research is to assess if, and how, non-reductionism can reply to the case. I will argue that most non-reductionist accounts appeal to background information to enable prima facie entitlement. I will argue that this is a structural flaw of a posteriori non-reductionist accounts, falling under Faulkner (1998)’s description of reductionism. Given the appeal to background information, such accounts are unable to successfully reply to the alien case. I will argue that the only account that is able to avoid both the charges of reductionism and to successfully reply to Lackey’s case, is Tyler Burge (1993)’s a priori account. I will argue, additionally, that a priori non-reductionism, exemplified by Burge, is the only kind of non-reductionism available to proponents of non-reductionism. An a priori shift in non-reductionist accounts of testimony must take place. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 203475399 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10451/62246 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.title | An a priori shift in non-reductionist accounts of testimony | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Mestrado em Filosofia | pt_PT |