COMMENT:A work of epistemology which examines the fact that most of what we know, we know through the testimony of others. Coady looks at various proposed epistemological frameworks for evaluating when it is reasonable to rely on others, and at applications of the results to domains such as history, mathematical knowledge, the legal system, psychology, and (skeptics take note) "astonishing reports." The chapter on psychology is particularly noteworthy for its criticism of sometimes extreme claims made in works such as <a href="/bib/114"><cite>Eyewitness Testimony</cite></a>, which use evidence that is ultimately or partly based on eyewitness testimony in order to argue for the general unreliability of eyewitness testimony.
