This chapter answers the main criticisms of the knowledge account of assertion. Ignorant Assertions Probably the most popular and persistent objection to the knowledge account is that it fumbles cases of reasonable ignorant assertions. A reasonable ignorant assertion has two features: the speaker re...

4. Prospects and Horizons

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

Over the past decade, the development of the literature on norms of assertion has been extraordinary. It has been one of the most lively and fruitful areas of philosophical inquiry during this time. And, as should be clear from the preceding chapters, it has paid enormous dividends. We now know that...

Coda

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

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Benjamin Franklin made it a habit to ask himself every night, “What good have I done today?” I am not in the habit of asking myself this every night, but it seems a good practice upon finishing a book. What good lessons has this book imparted? The main substantive lesson is, of course, that knowledg...

Introduction

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

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One road closure followed by unusually heavy traffic on the alternate route meant that we were cutting it close. Squeezing the armrest so hard that her fingernails turned white, she grimaced, “How long before we’re there?” “Ten minutes,” I answered, vexed that the upcoming light turned yellow. A few...

1. Evidence and Argument

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

In this chapter, I present the observational and experimental evidence demonstrating that knowledge is the norm of assertion. I also explain why knowledge is the norm of assertion. Observational Data All of us are intimately familiar with the practice of assertion. We have participated in it for as...

2. Extensions and Connections

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

Livres et chapitres d'ouvrages

The basic argument for the knowledge account is self-contained and sufficient to compel assent in an unbiased, attentive mind. But there is yet more evidence for the knowledge account. In this chapter, I discuss six additional lines of evidence. Some are extremely well developed and constitute furth...

Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion

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John Turri (1 juin 2017)

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Language is a human universal reflecting our deeply social nature. Among its essential functions, language enables us to quickly and efficiently share information. We tell each other that many things are true—that is, we routinely make assertions. Information shared this way plays a critical role in...

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The priority of propositional justification

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Erhan Demircioglu (1 juin 2019)

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. Turri argues against what he calls an “orthodox” view of the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification, according to which (Basis) it is sufficient for S to be doxastically justified in believing p that p is propositionally justified for S in virtue of having reason(s) R and S...

The priority of propositional justification

Articles

Erhan Demircioglu (2019)

Articles

"Turri argues against what he calls an “orthodox” view of the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification, according to which (Basis) it is sufficient for S to be doxastically justified in believing p that p is propositionally justified for S in virtue of having reason(s) R and S b...