Assertion and Assurance: Some Empirical Evidence

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 90 (1):214-222 (2015)
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Abstract

I report three experiments relevant to evaluating Krista Lawlor's theory of assurance, respond to her criticism of the knowledge account of assertion, and propose an alternative theory of assurance.

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