Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion
"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 i...
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| description | "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 the decisions and plans we make. In Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion, a distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist investigates the rules or norms that structure our social practice of assertion. Combining evidence from philosophy, psychology, and biology, John Turri shows that knowledge is the central norm of assertion and explains why knowledge plays this role. Concise, comprehensive, non-technical, and thoroughly accessible, this volume quickly brings readers to the cutting edge of a major research program at the intersection of philosophy and science. It presupposes no philosophical or scientific training. It will be of interest to philosophers and scientists, is suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, and will appeal to general readers interested in human nature, social cognition, and communication." |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-383252025-02-05T11:50:20Z Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion Turri, John philosophy psychology cognitive science biology assertion language knowledge Meditations on First Philosophy Presupposition Social cognition Social norm Speech act Turri thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences "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 the decisions and plans we make. In Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion, a distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist investigates the rules or norms that structure our social practice of assertion. Combining evidence from philosophy, psychology, and biology, John Turri shows that knowledge is the central norm of assertion and explains why knowledge plays this role. Concise, comprehensive, non-technical, and thoroughly accessible, this volume quickly brings readers to the cutting edge of a major research program at the intersection of philosophy and science. It presupposes no philosophical or scientific training. It will be of interest to philosophers and scientists, is suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, and will appeal to general readers interested in human nature, social cognition, and communication." 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2017-08-21 00:00:00 2020-04-01T13:28:29Z 2016 book 633775 OCN: 946009512 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31245 9781783741830 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/38325 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31245/1/633775.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31245/1/633775.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31245/1/633775.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31245/1/633775.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31245/1/633775.pdf Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0083 10.11647/OBP.0083 b014b543-78bd-4c3b-bc71-b68e2ac855b9 9781783741830 ScholarLed 126 open access |
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