Humanity 8.0, Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8: “The Case Against Death”. Listen to Professor Ingemar Patrick Linden, on his book, The Case Against Death, published by MIT Press in 2022, interviewed by Dr. Ahmed Bouzid. ❧ Season 2, Episode… Read More ›
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Humanity 8.0 Podcast: Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6
Humanity 8.0, Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6: “Transhumanism: An Islamic Perspective”. Listen to Professor Ebrahim Moosa, Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, USA), interviewed by Dr. Ahmed Bouzid. ❧ Season 2, Episode 5: https://youtu.be/8QQurlrOaYw…. Read More ›
Is Convergent Realism an Appropriate Method for Evaluating Ethics? Muki Haklay
This article serves an invited response to Chris Santos-Lang’s “The Method of Convergent Realism” (2022). I respond from a social constructionist position, mixed with critical realism, that challenges some of the premises of Santos-Lang’s paper. I question if the use… Read More ›
Weaving Faith into a Moral Life, Ljiljana Radenović
Many philosophers have tried to define the moral thing to do in a challenging (either possible or fully imaginary) situation. Should we lie to the murderer about the whereabouts of his potential victim? Kant says: ‘No, we should not!’ Should… Read More ›
Civil Service Intelligence Ethics: A Reply to Miller’s “Rethinking the Just Intelligence Theory of National Security Intelligence Collection and Analysis”, Michael T. Collins
Intelligence Collection—like tax collection, courts, Law enforcement, environmental regulation, etc.—is an exercise of government power.[1] Like other exercises of authority, Intelligence Collection must work within constraints (at least in countries bound by the rule of Law). Intelligence Collection is also—alongside… Read More ›
Suicidology is for Cutting: Epistemic Injustice and Decolonial Critiques, Jennifer White
Within suicidology, “cutting” most often refers to self-harming practices, which are generally conceptualized as pathological, problematic and a target for professional intervention. And yet, there are alternative (subjugated) meanings, informed by those who engage in self-harm, which can offer some… Read More ›
Revisions on a Study of Steve Fuller, Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson
Author Information: Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson, Humber College, alci.malapi@outlook.com. Malapi-Nelson, Alcibiades. “Revisions on a Study of Steve Fuller.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 5 (2019): 16-24. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-48S The… Read More ›
Against Ideal Theory Ignorance, Susan Dieleman
Author Information: Susan Dieleman, University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, sdielem@siue.edu. Dieleman, Susan. “Against Ideal Theory Ignorance.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9, no. 5 (2019): 11-15. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-48M Daniel… Read More ›
On the Pragmatic and Conversational Features of Venting, Manuel Padilla-Cruz
Author Information: Manuel Padilla-Cruz, Universidad de Sevilla, mpadillacruz@us.es. Padilla-Cruz, Manuel. “On the Pragmatic and Conversational Features of Venting: A Reply to Thorson and Baker.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 2 (2019): 21-30. The pdf of the article gives specific… Read More ›
Technology and Evil, Brian Martin
Author Information: Brian Martin, University of Wollongong, bmartin@uow.edu.au. Martin, Brian. “Technology and Evil.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 2 (2019): 1-14. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-466 Humans cause immense damage to each other… Read More ›