The philosophical literature on the internet and social media continues to grow rapidly and in many exciting directions. In her ‘Censorship Bubbles Vs Hate Bubbles’, Wendy Xin (2023) brings together two popular but hitherto disconnected topics within this literature—hate speech… Read More ›
It’s such a wonderful opportunity to have an extended discussion on an important topic in published form. This paper continues a debate with J.M. Dieterle on the best means of characterising the relationship between epistemology, harm, and animal suffering (Podosky… Read More ›
We, as epistemic agents, spend a great deal of time making necessary assessments of the credibility of various speech actors who come within our awareness. As citizens of the polis, bearing goodwill to the other citizens, we seek to ensure… Read More ›
Paul-Mikhail Podosky and I agree on a number of things. First, we agree that humans wrong non-human animals by treating them as if they were things whose sole value is in their use. Second, we agree that epistemic failures on… Read More ›
In the article “Credibility Trouble: When ‘I Believe You’ is an Epistemic Wrong” (2023) Eliana Luxemburg-Peck defends what at first appears to be a highly counterintuitive position. She argues that saying “I believe you” in response to someone’s assertion can… Read More ›
The contemporary world is replete with great moral problems. This is compounded by the fact that several of these problems are ideologically hidden from public understanding. And this is no accident. The world is geared in such a way that… Read More ›
Planes and Aircraft Carriers: Laws, Language, Education or Mass Media Supporting ‘Our State is a Nation-State’ At the time of the French Revolution, only half the population of France spoke varieties of present-day French, and only 10% spoke what resembled… Read More ›
Abstract Does it make sense to shoot a rifle at a plane moving away in the sky? Moreover, does this action make sense when the plane is supported by the tanks, warships and aircraft carriers of a powerful regular army?… Read More ›
Gary Bartlett (2022) provides critical reflections on my account of hermeneutical injustice experienced by child victims of abuse (Lo 2022). He argues that professionals cannot be said to have all the relevant concepts of abuse as child victims have unique… Read More ›
2. Unwitting Complicity: The Curse of Neoliberal Propaganda Given that the discourse on epistemic injustice neglects class issues, some may say: “so what? We’re all intersectional now.” There be good reason, some may hold that ‘we’ have evolved beyond a… Read More ›