In the wake of Kant and his critics I think we can assume with calm certainty that we do not and cannot have access to a thing as such in any form. And in the wake of Ryle and others… Read More ›
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Science is a Quantum Phenomenon and Scientism is its Observer Effect, Steve Fuller
“Science is a Quantum Phenomenon and Scientism is its Observer Effect” Steve Fuller, University of Warwick, S.W.Fuller@warwick.ac.uk Nature published a letter of mine in response to Nathaniel Comfort’s piece, written for the journal’s 150th anniversary, entitled ‘How science has shifted… Read More ›
Hawking vs. Philosophy: Has Science Killed Philosophy?
Stephen Hawking declared the death of philosophy. Was he right? Has science rendered philosophy obsolete? Should we be looking to science to answer the biggest questions, or are there areas of understanding that science cannot reach that philosophy can? What… Read More ›
The Fork in the Road for the Future of Humanity, Steve Fuller
On 25 September 2019, Steve Fuller gave a Codex Talk at the Royal Society of London, commemorating the ‘world’s top 50 innovators’ on the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci authored the ‘Codex’ in question,… Read More ›
From Transcendental Dopes to Transhumanists: Prolegomena to a Futurist Take on the History and Philosophy of Science, Steve Fuller
It is now fashionable to condemn our species’ exalted self-regard for precipitating that apocalypse in waiting known as the ‘Anthropocene’. Nevertheless, I shall heretically argue that we really know more than we normally think we do. But I don’t mean… Read More ›
Call for Dialogue: Neoliberalism, Technocracy and Higher Education
The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective invites a dialogue on issues in higher education involving the audit culture, authoritarianism, neoliberalism, and technocracy. These issues are addressed in a special issue of Social Epistemology (33 (4): 2019), “Neoliberalism, Technocracy and… Read More ›
The Feudal University in the Age of Gaming the System, Justin Cruickshank
One wonders if Paul Riceour is turning in his grave as the hermeneutics of suspicion leaves Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud to become a statist project. Out goes ideology, resentment, and the workings of id, which function as the suspicious origins… Read More ›
Preface to the Chinese Edition of Social Epistemology, Steve Fuller
It is with great pleasure that I write this introduction to the Chinese edition of Social Epistemology, which was originally published more than thirty years ago—and I especially want to thank Yaxin Yao for making the translation possible. I will… Read More ›
A New Era and a Continuing Mission, Adam Riggio
Author Information: Adam Riggio, Royal Crown College, serrc.digital@gmail.com. Riggio, Adam. “A New Era and a Continuing Mission.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 43-47. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-451 The year… Read More ›
Decolonising Science in Canada, Jeff Kochan
Author Information: Jeff Kochan, University of Konstanz, jwkochan@gmail.com. Kochan, Jeff. “Decolonising Science in Canada: A Work in Progress.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018): 42-47. The pdf of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-43i This… Read More ›
