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 ›
A Dialogue on a Paradigm Case of Bad Science, Alan Sokal
Author Information: Alan Sokal, New York University, sokal@nyu.edu. Sokal, Alan. “A Dialogue on a Paradigm Case of Bad Science: Comment on Brian Martin.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 5 (2019): 36-47. The pdf of the article gives… Read More ›
Is Blockchain an ‘Evolutionary’ or ‘Revolutionary’ Technology, and So What If It Is?, Gregory Sandstrom, Part Two
Author Information: Gregory Sandstrom, Arena Blockchain, gregory.sandstrom@gmail.com. Sandstrom, Gregory. “Is Blockchain an ‘Evolutionary’ or ‘Revolutionary’ Technology, and So What If It Is?: Digitally Extending Satoshi Nakamoto’s Distributed Ledger Innovation.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 3 (2019): 17-49…. Read More ›
Is Blockchain an ‘Evolutionary’ or ‘Revolutionary’ Technology, and So What If It Is?, Gregory Sandstrom, Part One
Author Information: Gregory Sandstrom, Arena Blockchain, gregory.sandstrom@gmail.com. Sandstrom, Gregory. “Is Blockchain an ‘Evolutionary’ or ‘Revolutionary’ Technology, and So What If It Is?: Digitally Extending Satoshi Nakamoto’s Distributed Ledger Innovation.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 3 (2019): 17-49…. 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 ›
Scientific Consensus and the Discursive Dilemma, Helen Lauer
Author Information: Helen Lauer, University of Dar es Salaam, helenlauer@yahoo.com. Lauer, Helen. “Scientific Consensus and the Discursive Dilemma.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 9 (2018): 33-44. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-40R Global… Read More ›
Post-Truths and Inconvenient Facts, Raphael Sassower
Author Information: Raphael Sassower, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, rsasswe@uccs.edu. Sassower, Raphael. “Post-Truths and Inconvenient Facts.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 8 (2018): 47-60. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-40g If nothing else, Steve… Read More ›
On the Limits of Any Scientism, Bernard Wills
Author Information: Bernard Wills, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, bwills@grenfell.mun.ca. Wills, Bernard. “On the Limits of Any Scientism.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 7 (2018): 34-39. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Zn See… 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 ›