The meaning of “presumptive” in the mentioned context?
Non-reductionists regard testimony a knowledge source on par with
perception and memory; reductionists regard it a secondary source
derivative of perception and memory. Both agree that when a hearer
possesses defeaters, she does not have a presumptive epistemic
right to trust the speaker. They disagree whether a hearer has such a
right, derivable perhaps from higher epistemic principles, to believe
a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust
him. Non-reductionists say she does, like the presumptive right
she allegedly has to trust her senses; reductionists say she does not. (Source)
The closest sense for "presumptive" in the above context seems to me to be this:
Cambridge Dictionary
believed to be something, or likely to be
true, based on the information that you have. Exp: presumptive signs
of pregnancy
But, then, since it is an adjective for "right" in my text, it sounds like related to law. That is what confuses me. What is for a right to be presumptive?
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Non-reductionists regard testimony a knowledge source on par with
perception and memory; reductionists regard it a secondary source
derivative of perception and memory. Both agree that when a hearer
possesses defeaters, she does not have a presumptive epistemic
right to trust the speaker. They disagree whether a hearer has such a
right, derivable perhaps from higher epistemic principles, to believe
a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust
him. Non-reductionists say she does, like the presumptive right
she allegedly has to trust her senses; reductionists say she does not. (Source)
The closest sense for "presumptive" in the above context seems to me to be this:
Cambridge Dictionary
believed to be something, or likely to be
true, based on the information that you have. Exp: presumptive signs
of pregnancy
But, then, since it is an adjective for "right" in my text, it sounds like related to law. That is what confuses me. What is for a right to be presumptive?
meaning meaning-in-context
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Sasan
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It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago
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Non-reductionists regard testimony a knowledge source on par with
perception and memory; reductionists regard it a secondary source
derivative of perception and memory. Both agree that when a hearer
possesses defeaters, she does not have a presumptive epistemic
right to trust the speaker. They disagree whether a hearer has such a
right, derivable perhaps from higher epistemic principles, to believe
a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust
him. Non-reductionists say she does, like the presumptive right
she allegedly has to trust her senses; reductionists say she does not. (Source)
The closest sense for "presumptive" in the above context seems to me to be this:
Cambridge Dictionary
believed to be something, or likely to be
true, based on the information that you have. Exp: presumptive signs
of pregnancy
But, then, since it is an adjective for "right" in my text, it sounds like related to law. That is what confuses me. What is for a right to be presumptive?
meaning meaning-in-context
asked 2 days ago
Sasan
571934
Non-reductionists regard testimony a knowledge source on par with
perception and memory; reductionists regard it a secondary source
derivative of perception and memory. Both agree that when a hearer
possesses defeaters, she does not have a presumptive epistemic
right to trust the speaker. They disagree whether a hearer has such a
right, derivable perhaps from higher epistemic principles, to believe
a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust
him. Non-reductionists say she does, like the presumptive right
she allegedly has to trust her senses; reductionists say she does not. (Source)
The closest sense for "presumptive" in the above context seems to me to be this:
Cambridge Dictionary
believed to be something, or likely to be
true, based on the information that you have. Exp: presumptive signs
of pregnancy
But, then, since it is an adjective for "right" in my text, it sounds like related to law. That is what confuses me. What is for a right to be presumptive?
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It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago
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It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
1
It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
1
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
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I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago
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It doesn’t sound like it’s related to law. The text doesn’t seem to be talking about legal rights. But the whole paragraph is gibberish to me, so I can’t really comment on what exactly presumptive is supposed to mean. Normally it means ‘which is/can be presumed’, which makes as much sense here as anything else I can come up with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The author defines the term in the next sentence: the right to believe a speaker when the hearer has no positive or negative reasons to trust him. A right, in the legal sense, to presume an attitude of trust toward the speaker. Then the author mentions a similar concept: the right to trust one's own senses.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled So, presumptive right = right to trust when there is no reason to the contrary?
– Sasan
2 days ago
1
I would say 'presumptive right' means the right to presume some position. Under a given philosophy or set of logical rules, is allowed to presume something, like whether one's senses should be trusted or whether the testimony of another person should be trusted.
– already puzzled
2 days ago
@alreadypuzzled It would be a good idea to give your comments as an answer, so I can accept it as the best answer.
– Sasan
2 days ago