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Considers how the social and collective dimensions of knowledge construction affect testimonial knowledge.

Addresses the issue of whether and how listeners should discriminate between reliable and unreliable testimony to avoid the spread of misinformation.

Considers the impact of the speaker's intent on the veracity of testimony, and how listeners should navigate honest mistakes.

Explores whether certain speakers are accorded unjustified extra credibility, leading to an imbalanced knowledge landscape.

Discusses if testimony only transfers pre-existing knowledge or if it can also generate new knowledge.

Centers on whether testimonial knowledge can be acquired solely through an understanding of its underlying principles or if it requires an irreducible trust in the speaker.

Examines how the context in which testimony is given can influence the inferences and the acquisition of knowledge by the listener.

Looks at how systemic power imbalances can cause certain groups to be routinely discredited, impacting their ability to contribute to and participate in knowledge practices.

Explores how the interpretative work done by both speaker and listener shapes the transmission and reception of testimonial knowledge.