%0 Journal Article %1 de_jong_testimony_1997 %A Jong, Willem De %A Woudenberg, Rene. Van %D 1997 %J Journal of Locke Research %K Metaphysik Nikolaus_von_Kues Wissen %P 87--103 %T Testimony and John Locke's Principle of Evidence. %X This paper discusses the \textlessEM\textgreaterPrinciple of Evidence\textless/EM\textgreater that Nicholas Wolterstorff attributes to John Locke (in his book \textlessEM\textgreaterJohn Locke and the Ethics of Belief\textless/EM\textgreater, Cambridge: CUP, 1996). That principle tells us to äcquire evidence for and against a proposition such that each item of evidence is something that one knows". We argue that Locke never endorsed this principle. We do so by discussing Locke's views of testimony. As Locke sees it, testimony can be satisfactory evidence even though it does not consist of things one knows. After having argued this point, we comment on how this affects Wolterstorff's over all interpretation of Locke.

@article{de_jong_testimony_1997, abstract = {This paper discusses the {{\textless}EM{\textgreater}Principle} of {Evidence{\textless}/EM{\textgreater}} that Nicholas Wolterstorff attributes to John Locke (in his book {{\textless}EM{\textgreater}John} Locke and the Ethics of {Belief{\textless}/EM{\textgreater},} Cambridge: {CUP,} 1996). That principle tells us to "acquire evidence for and against a proposition such that each item of evidence is something that one knows". We argue that Locke never endorsed this principle. We do so by discussing Locke's views of testimony. As Locke sees it, testimony can be satisfactory evidence even though it does not consist of things one knows. After having argued this point, we comment on how this affects Wolterstorff's over all interpretation of Locke.}, added-at = {2009-02-21T16:30:06.000+0100}, author = {Jong, Willem De and Woudenberg, Rene. Van}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22bfb16f91b7d23a182058f291e491003/sbbdbs}, interhash = {57839faf2ef447a7f25de29718fca182}, intrahash = {2bfb16f91b7d23a182058f291e491003}, journal = {Journal of Locke Research}, keywords = {Metaphysik Nikolaus_von_Kues Wissen}, pages = {87--103}, timestamp = {2009-02-21T16:30:53.000+0100}, title = {Testimony and John Locke's Principle of Evidence.}, year = 1997 }