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    It is not the case that There is no testimonial knowledge, only helpful or unhelpful advice

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    • 1.There is no truth or veridicality
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    • 2.Statements do not correspond to facts
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations show that linguistic meaning is grounded in communal practice, not truth-tracking correspondence.
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    • 2.If meaning derives from use rather than reference, testimony transmits socially-ratified behavior patterns, not propositional knowledge.
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    • 3.Gangesa's own pramana framework treats sabda (testimony) as causally efficacious belief-production, not a factive epistemic relation.
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    • 1.Edward Craig's 'knowledge as a good informant' thesis reveals that 'knowledge' attributions functionally certify reliable sources, not truth possession.
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    • 2.If 'testimonial knowledge' ascriptions are social credentials marking trusted advisors, the concept collapses into institutionalized helpful advice.
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    • 3.Miranda Fricker's epistemic injustice literature confirms testimony's epistemic status is socially negotiated, not fixed by truth-correspondence.
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