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After more than half a century, the debate on the Gettier problem is still alive and continues to produce proposals of solution (or dissolution) that, regardless of their success, constitute interesting contributions to epistemology and even to other philosophical areas. As is well known, the Gettier problem is the challenge to provide an analysis of knowledge free of counterexamples. In this paper, first I review and critically examine the main proposals to tackle the problem; then, I draw some conclusions and offer my own suggestions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I defend the epistemological view of testimony according to which the peculiarity of this phenomenon lies in the commitments generated by the interpersonal relationship in which giver and receiver are immersed. More specifically, I aim to bring out the epistemic significance of this relationship in terms of the norm governing the act of telling someone something, in contrast with the norm governing mere assertions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]