epistemics
truth is not the default
epistemics
... See moreIn medieval communities…Fama was the mark of authority and reliability that attaches to a piece of information, new, gossip, and to the teller, to the subject, and to those who spread it. Fama represented reputation. It was the best means anyone had to judge truth and truth tellers apart from falsity and fantasy, from gossip and liars. It is to
On judging others reputations for reliability and diligently protecting ones own. Who do you trust and why? For what kinds of information? On what basis?