Our article (Parviainen, Koski, and Torkkola 2021) has sparked debate about epistemic humility in a crisis when political decision-making requires evidence-based knowledge but scientific experts have no answers. Alena Bleicher’s response (Bleicher 2021), published in the Social Epistemology Review and… Read More ›
In their paper, Parviainen, Kosiki, and Torkkola (2021) take as their point of departure the epistemic paradox of the need for scientific knowledge for evidence-based political decision-making in situations when science has no answers. This ties in with the observation… Read More ›
In this forum, members and associates of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective examine significant issues and contestations arising in and beyond the era of COVID-19. A focal point arises as we consider whether or not to think of… Read More ›
In ‘The Humility Heuristic Or: People Worth Trusting Admit to What They Don’t Know,’ Mattias Skipper defends a heuristic for identifying trustworthy people. In slogan form, the Humility Heuristic says that people worth trusting admit to what they don’t know…. Read More ›
Author Information: Priyadarshini Vijaisri, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, vijaisri@csds.in. Vijaisri, Priyadarshini. “The Turn of Postscript Narratives.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 10. (2018): 22-27. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-41H Recalcitrant… Read More ›
Author Information: Stephen John, Cambridge University, sdj22@cam.ac.uk John, Stephen. “Transparency, Well-Ordered Science, and Paternalism.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 7 (2018): 30-33. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Zf See also: Moore, Alfred. “Transparency and the… Read More ›
Author Information: Damien Williams, Virginia Tech, damienw7@vt.edu Williams, Damien. “Deleting the Human Clause: A Review of Ashley Shew’s Animal Constructions and Technological Knowledge.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 2 (2018): 42-44. The pdf of the article gives specific page… Read More ›
Author Information: Ben Sherman, Brandeis University, shermanb@brandeis.edu Sherman, Ben. “(Less Un-) Attainable Virtues: A Response to Alfano.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 4, no. 10 (2015): 14-18. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-2mL Please… Read More ›