Author Archives
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Hill on “Stereotypical” Conspiracy Theories and Cognitive Disabling, Lee Basham
We must not tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories. — George Bush I will not stand by and allow wild conspiracy theories. —Joseph Biden Scott Hill provides an interesting diversion of and, in that, dismissal of the Le Monde statement by certain… Read More ›
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The Components of Stubborn Distrust, Sven-Ove Hansson
If we want to understand a belief or an attitude, not much is achieved by merely describing it as irrational. Often it is useful to try to reconstruct the thinking that can lead to seemingly strange beliefs. Sometimes irrational beliefs… Read More ›
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Patrik Pallagi and Steve Fuller on the History and Future of Disability—The Drive to Overcome It and the Conception of Humanity Behind It
Patrik Pallagi: Dear Professor Fuller, I am writing with the intention to congratulate you on your work and speeches that has both inspired and amazed young students like me. In addition, I’d like to ask if I could perhaps entertain… Read More ›
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The Human Refusal to Look in the Mirror, Steven James Bartlett
Professor Brian Martin of the University of Wollongong has published a series of insightful and articulate papers and books (Martin 2018, 2019a, 2019b, 2020, 2021a, 2021b, 2022a, 2022b) that offer commentaries on my book The Pathology of Man (Bartlett 2005),… Read More ›
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Knowledge for Breakfast, Episode 1: “Epistemic Shame and Imposter Syndrome”
In this first episode of “Knowledge for Breakfast”, we discuss all things important. Why are we here; what is this show about; and what did we have for breakfast. Once we’ve got the important stuff settled, we chat with Chloe… Read More ›
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Review of Stefan Lorenz Sorgner’s We Have Always Been Cyborgs, Jason M. Pittman
The concept of transhumanism has risen to prominence in the early 21st century. Work from futurist thinkers such as Ray Kurzweil,[1] Nick Bostrom,[2] and Max Tegmark have fueled a popular understanding of artificial intelligence and genetic enhancement.[3] Mainstream culture has… Read More ›
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Climate Change Disinformation and Culpability: A Sympathetic Reply to Pongiglione and Martini, Lawrence Torcello
Misinformation has hampered action on climate change for decades. Climate researchers who have been concerned with the dissemination of climate science in the public sphere know the problem well. Not least of all because it often confronts them directly, in… Read More ›
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Can Post-Truth Provide an Adequate Ethics for Social Epistemology? A Dialogue Between Gary Abbott and Steve Fuller
Gary Abbott The reason for my email concerns problems of morals. I am sure that you face this question a lot, but it is something that bothers me, and I can’t seem to square it so would appreciate your insight/reflections… Read More ›
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Reflections on Scott Hill’s ‘A Revised Defence of Le Monde Group’: ‘Never Again’, Des Hewitt
While I was reading Scott Hill’s (2022a) ‘A Revised Defense of the Le Monde Group’ a number of questions sprang to mind. Not least, what do conspiracy theorists and those academics that support, defend or simply present these in their… Read More ›
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Expert Opinion, Social Robustness, and COVID-19: A Response to Yu, Richard Frohock and Eric Winsberg
Li-an Yu’s recent article “On Social Robustness Checks on Science: What Climate Policymakers Can Learn from Population Control” (2022) argues that responsible policy-makers should not be informed by science alone when making science-relevant policy decisions. He makes this argument by… Read More ›