A little while ago, historian of science Nathaniel Comfort wrote a piece for Nature in which he gives an overview of historically shifting senses of identity—both human and personal—that have accompanied changes in scientific understanding of human biology. He argues… Read More ›
normativity
Balancing the Normativity of Expertise, Markus Seidel
In his paper “Towards a Balanced Account of Expertise” (2018) Christian Quast aims “to argue against a widespread tendency to conflate expertise with either the individual possession of relative competences or a certain role ascription” (2018, 397). Instead, he claims… Read More ›
The Social Epistemology of Book Reviews, Eric Kerr
Author Information: Eric Kerr, National University of Singapore, erictkerr@gmail.com. Kerr, Eric. “The Social Epistemology of Book Reviews.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 48-52. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-45j Because 2019… Read More ›
Suppressed Subjectivity and Truncated Tradition, Jeff Kochan
Author Information: Jeff Kochan, University of Konstanz, jwkochan@gmail.com. Kochan, Jeff. “Suppressed Subjectivity and Truncated Tradition: A Reply to Pablo Schyfter.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 15-21. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-44s … 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 ›
The Epistemic Ideal of Reason-Giving in Deliberative Democracy, A Reply to Landemore, Simone Chambers
Author Information: Simone Chambers, University of California – Irvine, sechambe@uci.edu Chambers, Simone. “The Epistemic Ideal of Reason-Giving in Deliberative Democracy.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 10 (2017): 59-64. The pdf of the article includes specific page numbers. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3PY Please… Read More ›
Epistemology or Politics? Louise Antony
Author Information: Louise Antony, University of Massachusetts Amherst, louise.antony@gmail.com Antony, Louise. 2013. Epistemology or Politics? Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (4) 16-23. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-Je Please refer to: Scheman, Naomi…. Read More ›
Norms and Causes: Loosing the Bonds of Deontic Constraint, James Swindal
Author Information: James Swindal, Duquesne University, swindalj@duq.edu Normative Functionalism and the Pittsburgh School: Table of Contents Swindal, James. 2012. “Norms and Causes: Loosing the Bonds of Deontic Constraint.” [1] Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (1): 117-132. The PDF… Read More ›
A Response to a Question Regarding “Normative Functionalism”, Joseph Margolis
Author Information: Joseph Margolis, Temple University, josephmargolis455@hotmail.com, Joseph Margolis: Wikipedia Entry Normative Functionalism and the Pittsburgh School: Table of Contents Margolis, Joseph. 2012. “A Response to a Question Regarding ‘Normative Functionalism’.”Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (1): 98-99. Editor’s… Read More ›