I am not a philosopher. I am a mathematician. I have taught mathematics for more than 30 years, and so, when it comes to knowledge, I am comfortable only where certainty can be obtained, or, if it cannot be obtained,… Read More ›
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“Philosophy of the Social Sciences,” Joseph Agassi and Ian Jarvie, University of Trento, May 10-11, 2022: Videos
A two-day symposium on the philosophy of the social sciences, held at the Department of Sociology of the University of Trento, Italy, on May 10-11, 2022. “The Problem of the Persistence of Magical Thinking” May 10, 2022, Trento, Department of… Read More ›
Power—not Knowledge—is Power: A Tale of Two Naïvetés and the Depredations of First Amendment Fundamentalism, Ahmed Bouzid
Donald J. Trump, still very much deep in the throes and the long bloom of his psychopathic narcissism, late in life as his full-on flowering may be taking place, has taught me, and continues to teach me, several very important… Read More ›
Philosophy of the Social Sciences, May 10-11, 2022
A two-day symposium on the philosophy of the social sciences, to be held at the Department of Sociology of the University of Trento, Italy, on May 10-11. On Tuesday, May 10 (3-5 pm, Italian time), Joseph Agassi and Ian Jarvie… Read More ›
SERRC: Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2022
Volume 11, Issue 4, 1-96, April 2022 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Bouzid, Ahmed. 2022. “A Reply to Steve Fuller’s ‘Eurasianism as the Deep History of Russia’s Discontent’.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 11 (4): 1-4. ❧ Gilks, Mark…. Read More ›
Position Announcement: University of Hamburg
PhD position on social epistemology of organizations, University of Hamburg The “Culpable Ignorance Project” invites applications to a PhD position (65% E 13 TVL) with a starting date of 1 October 2022 (an earlier or later starting date can be negotiated). … Read More ›
Everybody Stands Ready for eXcetera: Rhetoric of Science meets the Pickwick Papers; or A Humble Reply to Morales (and Gruber and Pietrucci), Installment III, Randy Allen Harris
Installment III In our previous installment we found RoS fractionation being resisted, in part by distinguishing RoS as an intellectual pursuit independent in principle from the interests and practices of an academic association, and in larger part by advocating a… Read More ›
Everybody Stands Ready for eXcetera: Rhetoric of Science Meets the Pickwick Papers; or A Humble Reply to Morales (and Gruber and Pietrucci), Installment II, Randy Allen Harris
Installment II In our first Pickwickian installment, we reconnected with Alex William Morales and met Pamela Pietrucci and David R. Gruber, hearing some of their allegations of a crisis-riddled, fractionating Rhetoric of Science and their (muted, courteous) suggestions that the… Read More ›
Everybody Stands Ready for eXcetera: Rhetoric of Science Meets the Pickwick Papers; or A Humble Reply to Morales (and Gruber and Pietrucci), Installment I, Randy Allen Harris
Installment I Many thanks to Alexander William Morales for continuing this dialogue, and to SERRC for this wonderful venue. I’m happy to reply to Morales and answer a few of his questions, but Jim Collier, our illustrious editor, suggested that… Read More ›
A Reply to Steve Fuller’s “Eurasianism as the Deep History of Russia’s Discontent”, Ahmed Bouzid
I read with great interest Steve Fuller’s essay “Eurasianism as the Deep History of Russia’s Discontent” and wish to share here a few thoughts, some general and some pertaining to specific points that he makes.[1] … [please read below the… Read More ›