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Full Idea
Reid says we naturally operate counterpart principles of veracity and credulity in our testimonial exchanges.
Gist of Idea
We treat testimony with a natural trade off of belief and caution
Source
report of Thomas Reid (An Enquiry [1764], 6.24) by Miranda Fricker - Epistemic Injustice 1.3 n11
Book Ref
Fine,Kit: 'Vagueness: a global approach' [OUP 2020], p.18
A Reaction
What you would expect from someone who believed in common sense. Fricker contrasts this with Tyler Burge's greater confidence, and then criticises both (with Reid too cautious and Burge over-confident). She defends a 'low-level' critical awareness.
Related Idea
Idea 23550 Burge says we are normally a priori entitled to believe testimony [Fricker,M]