Section 4: Back to a Relativistic Understanding of Standpoint Theory? The Problem of Circularity and, yet another one, Unnecessariness Now, if the standpoint thesis cannot plausibly be weakened so that it leaves room for a neutral ranking of standpoints (that… Read More ›
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Can Standpoint Epistemology Avoid Inconsistency, Circularity, and Unnecessariness? A Comment on Ashton’s Remarks about Epistemic Privilege, Part I, Claudio Javier Cormick
In two provocative and interesting articles (Ashton 2019, 2020),[1] Natalie Ashton argues that standpoint epistemologies, though are not presented by their own authors as cases of epistemic relativism, are in fact relativistic, in a sense she reconstructs on the basis… Read More ›
Relativism Relativized: A Review of Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society: Possibilities and Challenges, Sheldon Richmond
As I commit my thoughts to ink on paper, I hear a fly buzzing around my ear. The fly happened to fly from a workshop about relativism, and its varieties, as it occurs in today’s society. Needless to say, I… Read More ›
Asking the Best Questions About Epistemology, Adam Riggio
Author Information: Adam Riggio, Royal Crown College, serrc.digital@gmail.com. Riggio, Adam. “Asking the Best Questions About Epistemology.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018): 31-35. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-42Y My response to… Read More ›
Pragmatic vs. Dialectical Strategies for Resisting Epistemic Relativism: A Reply to Richard Fumerton, Steven Bland
Author Information: Steven Bland, Huron University College, sbland2@uwo.ca Bland, Steven.“Pragmatic vs. Dialectical Strategies for Resisting Epistemic Relativism: A Reply to Richard Fumerton.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 5, no. 5 (2016): 37-40. The PDF of the article gives specific… Read More ›
Relativism and Uncertainty – A Response to Lukes and Riggio, Mikael Stenmark
Author Information: Mikael Stenmark, Uppsala University, mikael.stenmark@teol.uu.se Stenmark, Mikael. “Relativism and Uncertainty – A Response to Lukes and Riggio.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 3, no. 7 (2014): 10-15. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink:… Read More ›
“I Feel Like I’ve Heard All This Before,” A Reply to Stenmark and Lukes, Adam Riggio
Author Information: Adam Riggio, McMaster University, adamriggio@gmail.com Riggio, Adam. “‘I Feel Like I’ve Heard All This Before,’ A Reply to Stenmark and Lukes.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 3, no. 5 (2014): 73-76. The PDF of the article gives… Read More ›
How Relativist Should We Be? A Reply to Stenmark, Steven Lukes
Author Information: Steven Lukes, New York University, sl53@nyu.edu Lukes, Steven. “How Relativist Should We Be? A Reply to Stenmark.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 3, no. 5 (2014): 13-16. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink:… Read More ›