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The Norms of Assertion

Truth, Lies, and Warrant

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Rachel McKinnon

    1. Department of Philosophy, College of Charleston, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy (PIIP)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. The Norms of Assertion

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 1-15

  3. Speech Acts and Assertion

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 16-31

  4. Norms of Assertion and Normativity

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 32-50

  5. The Supportive Reasons Norm

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 51-82

  6. The Lottery Paradox

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 83-111

  7. Moore’s Paradox

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 112-137

  8. “How Do You Know?” and Challenges to Assertion

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 138-165

  9. Performance Normativity

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 166-192

  10. Supporting the Supportive Reasons Norm

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 193-206

  11. Assertion and Isolated Second-Hand Knowledge

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 207-221

  12. Gender, Power, and the Norms of Indirect Assertion

    • Rachel McKinnon
    Pages 222-236

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 237-251
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About this book

When we make claims to each other, we're asserting. But what does it take to assert well? Do we need to know what we're talking about? This book argues that we don't. In fact, it argues that in some special contexts, we can lie.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, College of Charleston, USA

    Rachel McKinnon

About the author

Rachel McKinnon is an Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the College of Charleston, USA. She primarily works in epistemology, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and feminist philosophy. Her work has appeared in various journals such as Philosophical Studies, American Philosophical Quarterly, and Hypatia.

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