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 ›
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 ›
Scientism in the Philosophy of Implicit Bias Research, Part 2, 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): 1-15. Kamili Posey’s article was posted over two instalments. You can read the first… Read More ›
More in Defense of Weak Scientism, Moti Mizrahi
Author information: Moti Mizrahi, Florida Institute of Technology, mmizrahi@fit.edu Mizrahi, Moti. “More in Defense of Weak Scientism: Another Reply to Brown.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 4 (2018): 7-25. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3W1… Read More ›
Social mechanisms and explaining how: A reply to Kimberly Chuang, Johannes Persson
Author Information: Johannes Persson, Lund University, Johannes.Persson@fil.lu.se Please cite as: Persson, Johannes. 2012.Social mechanisms and explaining how: A reply to Kimberly Chuang. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 1 (9): 37-41 The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers…. Read More ›
In Defense of Elster’s Mechanisms, Kimberly Chuang
Author Information: Kimberly Chuang, University of Michigan, kimberly.chuang@gmail.com Chuang, Kimberly. 2012. In defense of Elster’s mechanisms. Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 1 (9): 1-19 The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-pU Please refer to: Persson,… Read More ›