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Second-Hand Knowledge and Methodical Distrust

Author(s): Damian Leszczyński
Subject(s): Epistemology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: knowledge; belief; trust;

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary man deals primarily with indirect knowledge, i.e. second-hand knowledge. This leads to the problem of trust in authorities providing information and the reliability of these authorities. Since it is difficult to provide sufficient criteria for believing someone else᾽s opinion, perhaps minimum criteria for distrust should be sought.

  • Issue Year: 17/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 83-86
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish