I conducted some of the ‘first generation’ work in analytic philosophy on conspiracy theories (Clarke 2002; 2006; 2007),[1] and then set the topic aside for 14 years.[2] The current scene is quite different from the one I left. One difference… Read More ›
Imre Lakatos
Front Matter, Academic Agonies and How to Avoid Them, Joseph Agassi
❦ TABLE OF CONTENTS FRONT MATTER | PREFACE | PROLOGUE | PART I: DIAGNOSIS | PART II: ETIOLOGY | | PART III: PRESCRIPTIONS | PART IV: PROGNOSIS | EPILOGUE | And do not tell them, “make your opinions like… Read More ›
On Gunn on Boundary Work, Finn Collin
In “Reflections on Boundary Work on Social Epistemology”, Hanna Kiri Gunn offers an analysis of the pros and cons of academic boundary work. I argue that this is an aspect of a larger issue, i.e. specifying the most productive organizational… Read More ›
Exploring the Concepts of Science in 166 Pages, Mirko Farina
Author Information: Mirko Farina, King’s College London, mirko.farina@kcl.ac.uk. Farina, Mirko. “Exploring the Concepts of Science in 166 Pages: Reviewing Nigel Sanitt.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 4 (2019): 28-33. The pdf of the article gives specific page… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part Two, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Why ‘Healthy Conspiracy Theories’ Are (Oxy)morons, Part One, Pascal Wagner et al
Author Information: Pascal Wagner-Egger, University of Fribourg, pascal.wagner@unifr.ch. Gérald Bronner, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain Sylvain Delouvée, University of Rennes Sebastien Dieguez, University of Fribourg Nicolas Gauvrit, École Pratique des Hautes Études Wagner-Egger, Pascal; Gérald Bronner, Sylvain Delouvée, Sebastian… Read More ›
Reflections on Problems, Politics and Knowledge: Replies to the Discussants of ‘Democratic Problem-Solving’, Justin Cruickshank, Part 2
Author Information: Justin Cruickshank, University of Birmingham, j.cruickshank@bham.ac.uk Cruickshank, Justin. “Reflections on Problems, Politics and Knowledge: Replies to the Discussants of Democratic Problem-Solving.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 12 (2017): 25-38. Please refer to: Bacevic, Jana. “Solving the Democratic… Read More ›
Reflections on Problems, Politics and Knowledge: Replies to the Discussants of ‘Democratic Problem-Solving’, Justin Cruickshank, Part 1
Author Information: Justin Cruickshank, University of Birmingham, j.cruickshank@bham.ac.uk Cruickshank, Justin. “Reflections on Problems, Politics and Knowledge: Replies to the Discussants of Democratic Problem-Solving.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 12 (2017): 25-38. Please refer to: Bacevic, Jana. “Solving the Democratic… Read More ›
Knowing Knowledge Part V: Refuse Simplicity and the Status Quo, Adam Riggio and Steve Fuller
Author Information: Adam Riggio, McMaster University, adamriggio@gmail.com; Steve Fuller, University of Warwick, S.W.Fuller@warwick.ac.uk Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-22f Editor’s Note: This exchange first appeared on Adam Riggio’s blog “Adam Riggio writes”. On 3 April 2015, Adam and Steve Fuller discussed Steve’s latest book… Read More ›