TY  - BOOK
AU  - Turri, John
AB  - "Language is a human universal reflecting our deeply social nature. Among its essential functions, language enables us to quickly and efficiently share information. We tell each other that many things are true—that is, we routinely make assertions. Information shared this way plays a critical role in the decisions and plans we make. In Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion, a distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist investigates the rules or norms that structure our social practice of assertion. Combining evidence from philosophy, psychology, and biology, John Turri shows that knowledge is the central norm of assertion and explains why knowledge plays this role. Concise, comprehensive, non-technical, and thoroughly accessible, this volume quickly brings readers to the cutting edge of a major research program at the intersection of philosophy and science. It presupposes no philosophical or scientific training. It will be of interest to philosophers and scientists, is suitable for use in graduate and undergraduate courses, and will appeal to general readers interested in human nature, social cognition, and communication."
DO  - 10.11647/OBP.0083
ID  - OAPEN ID: 633775
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 946009512
KW  - philosophy
KW  - psychology
KW  - cognitive science
KW  - biology
KW  - assertion
KW  - language
KW  - knowledge
KW  - Meditations on First Philosophy
KW  - Presupposition
KW  - Social cognition
KW  - Social norm
KW  - Speech act
KW  - Turri
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/bb067b64-900c-40ba-9f2d-562eb116bcf6/633775.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31245
PB  - Open Book Publishers
PY  - 2016
SN  - 9781783741830
TI  - Knowledge and the Norm of Assertion : An Essay in Philosophical Science
ER  - 
