Knowing from Words: Western and Indian Philosophical Analysis of Understanding and Testimony

Introduction; A. Chakrabarti. 1. Knowing from Words; P.F. Strawson. 2. Is There an Irreducible Mode of Word-Generated Knowledge? J.N. Mohanty. 3. Testimony, Justification and Coherence; K. Lehrer. 4. Testimony and Coherence; E. Sosa. 5. Epistemology of Testimony and Authority: Some Indian Themes and Theories; S. Bhattacharya. 6. Telling as Letting Know; A. Chakrabarti. 7. Against Gullibility; E. Fricker. 8. The Role of Comprehension in Acceptance of Testimony; J. Jack. 9. Knowledge by Hearsay; J. McDowell. 10. Testimony, Observation and `Autonomous Knowledge'; C.A.J. Coady. 11. Testimony and Memory; M. Dummett. 12. History, Testimony, and Two Kinds of Scepticism; G. Brittan. 13. Testimony, Knowledge and Belief; M. Welbourne. 14. On Propositions: a Naiyayika Response to a Russellian Theory; P.B. ShuklaDAGGER. 15. Proper Names; P.B. Bhattacharya. 16. Understanding, Knowing and Justification; B.K. MatilalDAGGER. 17. Gangesa on Auto-Reference; S.R. Saha. 18. Rationality vs Autonomy; P.K. Mukhopadhayay.