The year 2018 is coming to an end and I, frankly, could not be happier. A time of continuing upheaval, the year began with a durable pessimism, and its ending is tolerable to the democratically-minded only because of those few… Read More ›
sociology of scientific knowledge
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 ›
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 ›
Disassembling the System, Jeff Kochan
Author Information: Jeff Kochan, University of Konstanz, jwkochan@gmail.com. Kochan, Jeff. “Disassembling the System: A Reply to Paolo Palladino and Adam Riggio.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 29-38. The pdf of the article gives specific page references…. Read More ›
Suppressed Subjectivity and Truncated Tradition, Jeff Kochan
Author Information: Jeff Kochan, University of Konstanz, jwkochan@gmail.com. Kochan, Jeff. “Suppressed Subjectivity and Truncated Tradition: A Reply to Pablo Schyfter.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 15-21. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-44s … Read More ›
The Very Being of a Conceptual Scheme, Adam Riggio
Author Information: Adam Riggio, Royal Crown College, serrc.digital@gmail.com. Riggio, Adam. “The Very Being of a Conceptual Scheme: Disciplinary and Conceptual Critiques.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018): 53-59. The pdf of the article gives specific page references…. Read More ›
Teorías Implícitas del Investigador: Un Campo por Explorar Desde la Psicología de la Ciencia, Nuria Anaya-Reig
Author Information: Nuria Anaya-Reig, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, nuria.anaya@urjc.es. Anaya-Reig, Nuria. “Teorías Implícitas del Investigador: Un Campo por Explorar Desde la Psicología de la Ciencia.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018): 36-41. The pdf of the article gives… Read More ›
Implicit Theories Influencing Researchers: A Field for the Psychology of Science to Explore, Nuria Anaya-Reig
Author Information: Nuria Anaya-Reig, Rey Juan Carlos University, nuria.anaya@urjc.es. Anaya-Reig, Nuria. “Implicit Theories Influencing Researchers: A Field for the Psychology of Science to Explore.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 11 (2018): 25-30. The pdf of the article gives specific… 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 ›