Moti Mizrahi, in his 2019 “The Scientism Debate: A Battle for the Soul of Philosophy?” argues that the perceived threat of scientism to philosophy hinges upon a confluence of two distinct, but overlapping, phenomena. The first of these phenomena is… Read More ›
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Is Science to be Understood as an Independent Value? A Reply to Mark Erickson, Ilya Kasavin
In my paper (Kasavin 2020), I responded to the question “what is the value of science” in the way that invites further clarification. I assume that the value of science is its special epistemological status. Yet, this value is not justified by… Read More ›
A Response to “Uptake of a Conspiracy Theory Attribution: Part 1 and 2” by Brian Martin, Samantha Vanderslott
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 ›
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 ›
Against Ideal Theory Ignorance, Susan Dieleman
Author Information: Susan Dieleman, University of Southern Illinois, Edwardsville, sdielem@siue.edu. Dieleman, Susan. “Against Ideal Theory Ignorance.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9, no. 5 (2019): 11-15. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-48M Daniel… Read More ›
Exploring the Concepts of Science in 166 Pages, Mirko Farina
Author Information: Mirko Farina, King’s College London, mirko.farina@kcl.ac.uk. Farina, Mirko. “Exploring the Concepts of Science in 166 Pages: Reviewing Nigel Sanitt.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 4 (2019): 28-33. The pdf of the article gives specific page… 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 ›