• Introduction ; 1. The Nature of Testimony ; 2. Rejecting Transmission ; 3. A Defense of Learning from Words ; 4. Norms of Assertion and Testimonial Knowledge ; 5. A Critique of Reductionism and Non-Reductionism ; 6. Dualism in the Epistemology of Testimony ; 7. Positive Reasons, Defeaters, and the Infant/Child Objection ; 8. Trust and Assurance: The Interpersonal View of Testimony ; Appendix. Memory as a Generative Epistemic Source

an informative read. The theory she advocates deserves recognition as an important contribution to the discourse on testimony. An attempt to move past emphasizing speakers at the expense of hearers, or hearers at the expense of speakers, is long overdue, and Lackey is clear and concise in drawing out the obligations placed on each.

• Introduction ; 1. The Nature of Testimony ; 2. Rejecting Transmission ; 3. A Defense of Learning from Words ; 4. Norms of Assertion and Testimonial Knowledge ; 5. A Critique of Reductionism and Non-Reductionism ; 6. Dualism in the Epistemology of Testimony ; 7. Positive Reasons, Defeaters, and the Infant/Child Objection ; 8. Trust and Assurance: The Interpersonal View of Testimony ; Appendix. Memory as a Generative Epistemic Source

an informative read. The theory she advocates deserves recognition as an important contribution to the discourse on testimony. An attempt to move past emphasizing speakers at the expense of hearers, or hearers at the expense of speakers, is long overdue, and Lackey is clear and concise in drawing out the obligations placed on each.

• Introduction ; 1. The Nature of Testimony ; 2. Rejecting Transmission ; 3. A Defense of Learning from Words ; 4. Norms of Assertion and Testimonial Knowledge ; 5. A Critique of Reductionism and Non-Reductionism ; 6. Dualism in the Epistemology of Testimony ; 7. Positive Reasons, Defeaters, and the Infant/Child Objection ; 8. Trust and Assurance: The Interpersonal View of Testimony ; Appendix. Memory as a Generative Epistemic Source

an informative read. The theory she advocates deserves recognition as an important contribution to the discourse on testimony. An attempt to move past emphasizing speakers at the expense of hearers, or hearers at the expense of speakers, is long overdue, and Lackey is clear and concise in drawing out the obligations placed on each.