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 ›
The list below provides the articles, replies, and reviews most viewed on the month of their initial posting in 2021. We invite you to read a sample of the exceptional range of contributions that the SERRC receives. We hope you… Read More ›
Volume 10, Issue 12, 1-79, December 2021 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Levy, Neil. 2021. “Predictably Rational: A Further Response to Grundmann.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 10 (12): 75-79. ❧ Sassower, Raphael. 2021. “It’s the Economy, Stupid: Comment… Read More ›
In his science fiction novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip Dick’s main character, Deckard, has a peculiar job—to find and “retire” androids who have begun to misbehave. However, all recently-created androids look and act exactly like humans, and… Read More ›
Abstract Ljiljana Radenovic’s “Philosophy of my Faith” (2021) makes the valuable point that for a philosophical account of religious belief to be satisfactory it must adequately address what it is like to have religious belief. The challenge, Radenovic notes, is… Read More ›
Volume 10, Issue 9, September 2021 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Harris, Randy Allen. 2021. “X Marks the Spot: An Appreciative Response to Morales’s Review of Landmark Essays on Rhetoric of Science: Case Studies and Issues and Methods.” Social Epistemology… Read More ›
Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed. — John: 20—29 In the following I will do something unusual for a philosopher, or at least unusual for a philosopher of the 21st century. Instead of talking about fideism, hinge… Read More ›
Volume 10, Issue 8, August 2021 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Richmond, Sheldon. 2021. “Open Letter to Markus Gabriel: A Review of The Power of Art and The Meaning of Thought.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 10 (8): 55-62…. Read More ›
Ljiljana Radenovic’s (2021) defense of the Desert Fathers of early Christianity as providing a basis for a ‘post-Enlightenment ethics’ is perhaps most provocative in terms of her framing of the argument, which is by way of a critique of modern… Read More ›
For over three centuries, Enlightenment ethics have been central to philosophical debates on morality, shaping how we think about moral actions and ourselves. Instead of thinking of the moral person as a virtuous person who leads a good life, we… Read More ›