Author Archives
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“Post-Truth”: The Only Path Forward, Ahmed Bouzid
In 2016, as Professor Steve Fuller will tell you whenever he is given a chance (and almost never without a hint of giddiness in his voice), Oxford Dictionaries selected “post-truth” as its “word of the year.” It did so because,… Read More ›
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Beyond Ego-Dominance, Brian Martin
Contemporary societies have many well-documented shortcomings, but is there a fundamental problem everyone is missing? And how would we go about discovering such a fundamental problem? How about reinterpreting an ancient epic for hidden psychological insights? … [please read below… Read More ›
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Valuing Epistemic Heritage without Embracing Relativism, Fulvio Mazzocchi
I would like to thank Aleksandra Łukaszewicz for her interest in my work and words of appreciation. Her reply gave me the chance to better specify the overall purpose of my article (Mazzocchi 2022), together with some key points and… Read More ›
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The Epistemic Injustice of Epistemic Injustice, Part II, Thomas J. Spiegel
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 ›
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SERRC: Volume 11, Issue 9, September 2022
Volume 11, Issue 9, 1-90, September 2022 Podcast Knowledge for Breakfast, Episode 1: “Epistemic Shame and Imposter Syndrome”. Fabien Medvecky and Michiel van Oudheusden. Guest: Chloe Walls. Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Frohock, Richard and Eric Winsberg. 2022. “Expert Opinion,… Read More ›
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The Epistemic Injustice of Epistemic Injustice, Part I, Thomas J. Spiegel
Abstract This paper argues that the current discourse on epistemic injustice in social epistemology itself perpetuates epistemic injustice, namely hermeneutic injustice with regards to class and classism. The main reason is that debates on epistemic injustice have foremost focussed on… Read More ›
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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 ›