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

Logos and Episteme 2 (4):583-590 (2011)
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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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10.5840/logos-episteme2011247

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