Author Archives
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On the Limits of the Imaginary: A Reply to Jacobetty and Orton-Johnson’s “Blockchain Imaginaries and Their Metaphors”, Quinn DuPont
In their article on blockchain imaginaries, Pedro Jacobetty and Kate Orton-Johnson (2023) propose a tripartite analysis of metaphors associated with “blockchain.” They offer the “substantial” metaphor of gold and its materiality, the “morphological” principle of (proof of) work, and the… Read More ›
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Do Scientists Need Mitigating Agents and Who is Responsible for Providing Them? Musings on Vučković and Sikimić’s “How to Fight Linguistic Injustice in Science”, Vitaly Pronskikh
The recent paper by Aleksandra Vučković and Vlasta Sikimić (2023) delves into an important issue for modern science and humanities fields:[1] the linguistic privileges of native English speakers and perceived injustice toward non-native speakers when publishing research and participating in… Read More ›
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Open-Mindedness, Rational Confidence, and Belief Change, Katia Vavova
Abstract It’s intuitive to think that (a) the more sure you are of something, the harder it’ll be to change your mind about it, and (b) you can’t be open-minded about something if you’re very sure about it. If these… Read More ›
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Review: John Troyer’s Technologies of the Human Corpse, Mark D. West
In some ways, we moderns are as much in the dark as were the ancients when we contemplate death. Currently holding sway in the West is the “metabolic definition,” as laid out by Schrödinger in 1944, which suggests that life… Read More ›
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Science and Art: An Epistemological Analysis, Bonaventure Balla
Abstract Some researchers look at others from other fields condescendingly and contemptuously. For instance, some regard poetry, poets, and art in general as useless. They have not yet understood that every epistemic area can contribute to the quest for truth… Read More ›
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Review: Daisy B. Herndon’s American Nuclear Deception: Why the Port Chicago Experiment Must be Investigated , Lee Basham
As the African proverb says, until the Lion tells the story, the glory goes to the hunter. — Daisy B. Herndon As I understand, the Lion was needlessly assassinated, and the hunter thought the hero.[1] Epistemology studies the acquisition and… Read More ›
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Expanding on Status Distrust, Hugh Desmond
Are status differences really the difference-makers for stubborn distrust? And can stubborn distrust not be explained in many other ways as well? These are the two main questions raised by Sven-Ove Hansson (2022) in his thoughtful response to my article… Read More ›
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“Suicide Cultures”: A Contradiction in Terms? Haim Hazan and Raquel Romberg
The emerging controversy between Amy Chandler et al. (2022) and us (Hazan and Romberg 2022) regarding the meaning and use of “suicide cultures” outreaches the bounds of merely conceptual discourse to the domain of the epistemological capacity of comprehending a… Read More ›
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SERRC: Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2023
Volume 12, Issue 1, 1-77, January 2023 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Riggio, Adam. 2023.
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Myths, Marginalisation, and Hermeneutical Injustice: A Response to Bartlett’s “Children and Marginalisation”, Arlene Lo
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 ›