Matthew Weiner is a contemporary analytic philosopher working primarily in epistemology, with a focus on the social dimensions of knowledge and justification. He has contributed to debates surrounding testimonial knowledge, the norms governing assertion, and how justification transmits through chains of communicative exchange. His work engages with central questions about when and how hearers acquire epistemic warrant from speakers.
Developed accounts of testimonial justification and its transmission through chains of testimony
Contributed to debates on the norms of assertion and their relationship to knowledge
Analyzed conditions under which testimonial warrant is preserved or degraded across inferential chains
Engaged with social epistemology's questions about epistemic dependence and deference
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