Promises to Keep: Speech Acts and the Value of Reflective Knowledge

Logos and Episteme 2 (4):583-590 (2011)
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Abstract

This paper offers a new account of reflective knowledge’s value, building on recent work on the epistemic norms of speech acts. Reflective knowledge is valuable because it licenses us to make guarantees and promises.

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John Turri
University of Waterloo

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