Knowing from words : Western and Indian philosophical analysis of understanding and testimony

Bimal Krishna Matilal · Arindam Chakrabarti

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Introduction A. Chakrabarti. 1. Knowing from Words P.F. Strawson. 2. Is There an Irreducible Mode of Word-Generated Knowledge? J.N. Mohanty. 3. Testimony, Justification and Coherence K. Lehrer. 4. Testimony and Coherence E. Sosa. 5. Epistemology of Testimony and Authority: Some Indian Themes and Theories S. Bhattacharya. 6. Telling as Letting Know A. Chakrabarti. 7. Against Gullibility E. Fricker. 8. The Role of Comprehension in Acceptance of Testimony J. Jack. 9. Knowledge by Hearsay J. McDowell. 10. Testimony, Observation and `Autonomous Knowledge' C.A.J. Coady. 11. Testimony and Memory M. Dummett. 12. History, Testimony, and Two Kinds of Scepticism G. Brittan. 13. Testimony, Knowledge and Belief M. Welbourne. 14. On Propositions: a Naiyayika Response to a Russellian Theory P.B. ShuklaDAGGER. 15. Proper Names P.B. Bhattacharya. 16. Understanding, Knowing and Justification B.K. MatilalDAGGER. 17. Gangesa on Auto-Reference S.R. Saha. 18. Rationality vs Autonomy P.K. Mukhopadhayay.

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