Articles

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2022)

Second-Hand Knowledge and Methodical Distrust

Pages: 83-86

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Abstract

Contemporary man deals primarily with indirect knowledge, i.e. second-hand knowledge. This leads to the problem of trust in authorities providing information and the reliability of these authorities. Since it is difficult to provide sufficient criteria for believing someone else᾽s opinion, perhaps minimum criteria for distrust should be sought.