Neil Levy (2019) provides several new angles on the long-standing question about the rationality, or lack thereof, of people who accept objectively unwarranted conspiracy theories. Levy’s position rests on two arguments. First, accepting conspiracy theories is subjectively rational for many… Read More ›
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Politics, Deception, and Being Self-Deceived, Matthew R. X. Dentith
Author Information: Matthew R. X. Dentith, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Bucharest, m.dentith@episto.org. Dentith, Matthew R. X. “Politics, Deception, and Being Self-Deceived.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 4 (2019): 38-43. The pdf of the… 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 ›
Between Forteana and Skepticism, Matthew R. X. Dentith
Author Information: Matthew R. X. Dentith, Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Bucharest, m.dentith@episto.org. Dentith, Matthew R. X. “Between Forteana and Skepticism: A Review of Bernard Wills’ Believing Weird Things.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018):… Read More ›
The Turn of Postscript Narratives, Priyadarshini Vajaisri
Author Information: Priyadarshini Vijaisri, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, vijaisri@csds.in. Vijaisri, Priyadarshini. “The Turn of Postscript Narratives.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 10. (2018): 22-27. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-41H Recalcitrant… Read More ›
The Problem of Method in African Philosophy, Bruce Janz
Author Information: Bruce Janz, University of Central Florida, bruce.janz@ucf.edu Janz, Bruce. “The Problem of Method in African Philosophy.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 8 (2018): 1-7. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3ZC Edwin… Read More ›
Changes in Social Epistemology, Lyudmila Markova
Author Information: Lyudmila Markova, Russian Academy of Science, markova.lyudmila2013@yandex.ru Markova, Lyudmila. “Changes in Social Epistemology.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 7 (2018): 15-18. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3YV Scientific thinking had as its… Read More ›
Weak Scientism Defended Once More, Moti Mizrahi
Author Information: Moti Mizrahi, Florida Institute of Technology, mmizrahi@fit.edu Mizrahi, Moti. “Weak Scientism Defended Once More.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 6 (2018): 41-50. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Yx See also: Wills, Bernard. “Why… Read More ›
Is There Anything Wrong with Thomas Kuhn?, Markus Arnold
Author Information: Markus Arnold, University of Klagenfurt, markus.arnold@aau.at Arnold, Markus. “Is There Anything Wrong with Thomas Kuhn?.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 5 (2018): 42-47. The pdf of the article gives specific page references: Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Xs Twenty-two years after his… Read More ›