The two-part article by Brian Martin contains two main points. The first is his argument of Conspiracy Theory Attribution (CTA) as a method of denigration, which I have little to disagree with. The second is the example given of the… Read More ›
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More on Bad Social Science, Brian Martin
In “Bad Social Science,” (2019) I pointed to the phenomenon of non-specialists in the social science domain making claims that fall very far short of what social scientists consider best practice. I identified “several facets of bad social science: ad… Read More ›
Bad Social Science, Brian Martin
Author Information: Brian Martin, University of Wollongong, bmartin@uow.edu.au. Martin, Brian. “Bad Social Science.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 3 (2019): 6-16. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-47a Articles in this dialogue:… Read More ›
Ethics, Cogenetic Logic, and the Foundation of Meaning, Luca Tateo
Author Information: Luca Tateo, Aalborg University & Federal University of Bahia, luca@hum.aau.dk. Tateo, Luca. “Ethics, Cogenetic Logic, and the Foundation of Meaning.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 1-8. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-44i… Read More ›
Special Issue 3: “Mass Media, Knowledge, and Ethics”, edited by Patrick J. Reider
In this Special Issue, our multinational contributors share their perspective on epistemic claims and the moral implications of how one should present them via mass media. Though the individual responses vary, they fall under two headings: 1) New Media and… Read More ›
From Science in the Papers to Science in the News, Carlos Elías Pérez and Jesús Zamora Bonilla
Author Information: Carlos Elías Pérez, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, celias@hum.uc3m.es and Jesús Zamora Bonilla, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, jpzb@fsof.uned.es Elías, Carol Pérez and Jesús Zamora Bonilla. “From Science in the Papers to Science in the News.” Social… Read More ›