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Epistemic Responsibility and Culpable Ignorance: About Editorial and Peer Review in Practical Philosophy, Blas Radi
New Topics on Practical Philosophy In the last decades, some practical issues that traditionally were not part of the classical repertoire of philosophy have gradually won their place in universities and congresses. Trans issues are among them. The growing interest… Read More ›
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On Reality of Thinking: A Response to Chris Drain’s “Ideality and Cognitive Development”, Siyaves Azeri
Chris Drain’s response “Ideality and Cognitive Development” (2020) to my “The Match of Ideals” (2020) aims for further analysis of the phylogenesis of conceptual cognition. Drain suggests complementing Vygotsky’s and Leontiev’s accounts of higher mental functions and specifically human consciousness… Read More ›
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Intellectual Virtues and Internet-Extended Knowledge, Paul R. Smart and Robert W. Clowes
Introduction We are grateful for Lukas Schwengerer’s contribution to the topic of Internet-extended knowledge. We greatly enjoyed reading his paper, “Online Intellectual Virtues and the Extended Mind,” (2020) which was the basis for many of the ideas rehearsed in the… Read More ›
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In Defense of Relative Realism: A Reply to Park, Moti Mizrahi
Abstract In this paper, I reply to Seungbae Park’s (2020) critique of the view I defend in Chapter 6 of The Relativity of Theory: Key Positions and Arguments in the Contemporary Scientific Realism/Antirealism Debate (Cham: Springer, 2020), namely, Relative Realism…. Read More ›
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Our Most Viewed Posts, 2020
The list below represents the eight most viewed pieces published on the SERRC in 2020. These pieces reflect the extraordinary range of genres, topics, and authors we have the great privilege to support. In one case, our readers referred to… Read More ›
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SERRC, Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2020
Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2020 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Giles, Kendall. 2020. “Reflections on Academic Agonies and How to Avoid Them by Joseph Agassi.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9 (12): 37-39. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-5zB. ❧ Cibralic, Beba. 2020…. Read More ›
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Reflections on Academic Agonies and How to Avoid Them by Joseph Agassi, Kendall Giles
What is an “academic career?” After many years pursuing opportunities both inside and outside of academia, and now back inside again, I am not sure I can define that term, but I certainly welcome advice on how to either build… Read More ›
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What is Right and Wrong with Social Engineering? Alexandra A. Argamakova
This article addresses ongoing questions regarding the conception and practice of social engineering. Social engineering appeals to a set of diverse concepts which marks the beginning of professional sociology and scientific management in America and Western Europe. I trace the… Read More ›
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‘Caliphate’ and the Problem of Testimony, Beba Cibralic
In 2004, the New York Times apologised for its misleading reporting on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. After an internal review, the Times acknowledged the swamp of mistakes that resulted in the spread of misinformation: journalists did not confirm… Read More ›