Questioning and addressee knowledge

Eliran Haziza

doi:10.1007/s11229-023-04113-6

Questioning and addressee knowledge

Eliran Haziza^*

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Abstract

There are norms for asking questions. Inquirers should not ask questions to which they know the answer. The literature on the norms of asking has focused on such speaker-centered norms. But, as I argue, there are addressee-centered norms as well: inquirers should not ask addressees who fall short of a certain epistemic status. That epistemic status, I argue here, is knowledge.

Original language	English
Article number	114
Journal	Synthese
Volume	201
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04113-6
State	Published - Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Epistemic norms
Inquiry
Knowledge
Questions

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