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The Transmission of Knowledge (Paperback)
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The Transmission of Knowledge (Paperback)
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How do we transmit or distribute knowledge, as distinct from
generating or producing it? In this book John Greco examines the
interpersonal relations and social structures which enable and
inhibit the sharing of knowledge within and across epistemic
communities. Drawing on resources from moral theory, the philosophy
of language, action theory and the cognitive sciences, he considers
the role of interpersonal trust in transmitting knowledge, and
argues that sharing knowledge involves a kind of shared agency
similar to giving a gift or passing a ball. He also explains why
transmitting knowledge is easy in some social contexts, such as
those involving friendship or caregiving, but impossible in
contexts characterized by suspicion and competition rather than by
trust and cooperation. His book explores phenomena that have been
undertheorized by traditional epistemology, and throws new light on
existing problems in social epistemology and the epistemology of
testimony.
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