Author Archives
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Implausible Conspiracy Theories: A Response to Räikkä on Pejorative Definitions, Part II, Kurtis Hagen
Vague evaluative terms, such as “implausible” and “unlikely,” are often used to describe conspiracy theories. In this essay, I argue that such vagueness facilitates equivocations that support unfounded negative generalizations about explanations called “conspiracy theories,” especially when the generalizations are… Read More ›
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“From Divinity to Bovinity” and the Square Route of Orthogonality: A Review of Fuller’s Back to the University’s Future, Des Hewitt
I always seem to be reviewing books for the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective while on holiday. My last review was written while on the beaches of South Goa, India. That book was by Michael Gibson and was about… Read More ›
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SERRC: Volume 12, Issue 10, 1-75, October 2023
Volume 12, Issue 10, 1-75, October 2023 ❧ Humanity 8.0 Podcast: Season 3, Episodes 7-12. Conversations with: Professor David McNeill, Georgetown Law Center; Karina Montoya, The Open Markets Institute; Professor David Gunkel, Northern Illinois University. ❧ Humanity 8.0 Podcast: Season… Read More ›
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Necro-Waste and Hauntology: Ghosts, Specters, and the Infinitive Responsibility of the Past, Mark D. West
Un fantôme ne meurt jamais, il reste toujours à venir et à revenir. Responsabilité infinie, donc, pas de repos possible pour une quelconque bonne conscience. —Jacques Derrida, Spectres de Marx, 19. The disposal and meaning of human remains, or “necro-waste,”… Read More ›
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Humanity 8.0 Podcast: Season 3, Episodes 13-18
Humanity 8.0 Podcast: Season 3, Episodes 13-18. Our third and final drop for Season 3 of Humanity 8.0 is now live. The episodes feature the following: • Professor Lee Basham, the University of Texas-Pan American; • Professor Ljiljana Radenović, University… Read More ›
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What Does Theology about Science and Religion Accomplish? A Reply to Zacky and Moniruzzaman, Taner Edis
Mohamed Fouz Mohamed Zacky and Md Moniruzzaman (2023) describe three Muslim responses to modern knowledge: “Islamization of Knowledge (IOK), Radical Reform (RR), and Maqasid Methodology (MM).” Their work adds to our understanding of the variety contained in Islam. For those… Read More ›