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Elizabeth Fricker on Testimonial Justification: A Critical ReviewJournal of Philosophical Investigations 13 (26): 147-168. 2019.Elizabeth Fricker’s writings on testimonial justification include some contrary ideas. In this paper, we propose Fricker’s theory of justification coherently and explain why she speaks of different ideas and which idea is more compatible with her general theory of knowledge. Fricker proposes three conditions for justification of testimonial beliefs for adults by appealing to commonsense world-picture and defining a paradigm case of testimony: justified belief of using speech act of telling, just…Read more
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Experimentation in Avicenna's Philosophy by Referring to Its Practical Application in His Works on Natural SciencesPhilosophy and Kalam 51 (2). 2019.Avicenna, beside his theoretical discussions about experimentation, practically applied his experimental method to natural sciences studies such as medicine, biology, and meteorology. His theoretical discussions subsume propositions concerning the conditions under which experimental knowledge is attained, the components of this knowledge and its functions. Some of these propositions are as follows: necessity of recurrent observations for acquiring experimental knowledge, certainty plus condition…Read more
Reza Akbari
Imam Sadiq University
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Imam Sadiq UniversityProfessor
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Areas of Specialization
Epistemology |
Philosophy of Religion |
Arabic and Islamic Philosophy |