In the United States, as in many other locales throughout the world, “seeing a doctor” no longer requires physically going to an office. From phone and text communication, to video consultations, twenty-first century medicine involves technological mediation—the notion that technologies… Read More ›
social epistemology
Reply to Claus-Christian Carbon: “Conspiracy Theory,” a Valid World-Shaping Scientific and Analytic Category, Lee Basham
“Conspiracy theories” are reviled by some, typically “elites” of limited kinds—political, corporate media and academic—and in many cases suspected to be true and even believed by far, far more people. This reality puzzles some, reassures others … [please read below… Read More ›
The Philosophy of Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously, Ori Freiman
During the last few decades, the proliferation of interest in conspiracy theories has grown tremendously. What was once a niche interest of the very few is now a widespread phenomenon in our culture—from political campaigns and mainstream news, to the… Read More ›
Preface to the Chinese Edition of Social Epistemology, Steve Fuller
It is with great pleasure that I write this introduction to the Chinese edition of Social Epistemology, which was originally published more than thirty years ago—and I especially want to thank Yaxin Yao for making the translation possible. I will… Read More ›
Objective Expertise and Functionalist Constraints (Part Two), Michel Croce
Author Information: Michel Croce, University of Edinburgh, michel.croce@ed.ac.uk. Croce, Michel. “Objective Expertise and Functionalist Constraints.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 5 (2019): 25-35. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. This essay is published in… Read More ›
Objective Expertise and Functionalist Constraints (Part One), Michel Croce
Author Information: Michel Croce, University of Edinburgh, michel.croce@ed.ac.uk. Croce, Michel. “Objective Expertise and Functionalist Constraints.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 5 (2019): 25-35. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. This essay is published in… Read More ›
Circles or Regresses? The Problem of Genuine Expertise, Stephen Turner
Author Information: Stephen Turner, University of South Florida, turner@usf.edu. Turner, Stephen. “Circles or Regresses? The Problem of Genuine Expertise.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 8, no. 4 (2019): 24-27. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink:… 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 ›
Scientism in the Philosophy of Implicit Bias Research, Part 1, Kamili Posey
Author Information: Kamili Posey, Kingsborough College, Kamili.Posey@kbcc.cuny.edu. Posey, Kamili. “Scientism in the Philosophy of Implicit Bias Research.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 10 (2018): 1-16. Kamili Posey’s article will be posted over two instalments. The pdf of the article… Read More ›
McBride on Knowledge and Justification, Robin McKenna
Author Information: Robin McKenna, University of Liverpool, r.j.mckenna@liverpool.ac.uk. McKenna, Robin. “McBride on Knowledge and Justification.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 9 (2018): 53-59. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-417 I would like to… Read More ›