Professor Katalin Farkas Central European University

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Learning and teaching

The last few decades saw an explosion of philosophical interest in the notion of testimony: that is, the case when we acquire knowledge on the basis of what someone tells us, and our justification for a claim is dependent on this act of telling. But testimony is only one way of teaching, and many forms of teaching cannot, or should not based on testimony. For example, genuine knowledge of mathematics should not be based on testimony, and arguably, this is also true for philosophy. Certain kinds of practical knowledge cannot be taught through testimony. Yet much of this knowledge we do acquire through teaching. In this talk, I take some steps towards an account of acquiring knowledge through teaching, other than testimony. 

This is a Philosophy Colloquium Event.