In this forum, members and associates of the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective examine significant issues and contestations arising in and beyond the era of COVID-19. A focal point arises as we consider whether or not to think of… Read More ›
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Our Most Viewed Posts, 2020
The list below represents the eight most viewed pieces published on the SERRC in 2020. These pieces reflect the extraordinary range of genres, topics, and authors we have the great privilege to support. In one case, our readers referred to… Read More ›
SERRC, Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2020
Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2020 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Giles, Kendall. 2020. “Reflections on Academic Agonies and How to Avoid Them by Joseph Agassi.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 9 (12): 37-39. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-5zB. ❧ Cibralic, Beba. 2020…. Read More ›
We are the Fallen Riding the Tiger of World-History: Christmas in the Post-Truth Condition, Steve Fuller
Editor’s Note: Beginning in 2012, I asked Steve Fuller to provide a Christmas greeting—or, end-of-year reflection. As the SERRC grew, I invited contributions from our members. In this tradition, and at this time of resolutions, Steve again challenges us to… Read More ›
Interview With Steve Fuller on State 2.0, Tikhon Sysoev
Interview With Steve Fuller on State 2.0 The following interview with Steve Fuller, conducted by Tikhon Sysoev, appeared in the 23 November 2020 edition of Expert, the Russian equivalent of Economist magazine. The interview appeared under the title: “Стив Фуллер:… Read More ›
On Gunn on Boundary Work, Finn Collin
In “Reflections on Boundary Work on Social Epistemology”, Hanna Kiri Gunn offers an analysis of the pros and cons of academic boundary work. I argue that this is an aspect of a larger issue, i.e. specifying the most productive organizational… Read More ›
A Critical Review of Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game by Steve Fuller, Des Hewitt
Reviewing Steve Fuller’s book, Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game, from the Greek island of Zakynthos, in the middle of a global pandemic is a surreal experience…. [please read below the rest of the article]. Article Citation: Hewitt, Des. 2020…. Read More ›
Reflections on Boundary Work on Social Epistemology, Hanna Kiri Gunn
“Boundary work” refers to the practice of establishing and defining research areas, which in part involves locating research questions or topics within particular disciplines. As a consequence, boundary work also involves practices that put boundaries around ourselves as researchers of… Read More ›
Response to Mark Coeckelbergh’s Review of Transhumanism, Nature, and the Ends of Science, Robert Frodeman
The original title of the book was On Limit. My editor resisted the title; it wasn’t searchable, you know. But this remains the book’s central theme. I see the play of infinity and limit as the central dynamic of our… Read More ›
Neurath’s Ship Meets Social Epistemology, Finn Collin
Otto Neurath’s (1944) oft-quoted simile about the battered sailors gives a precise depiction of the human condition. Like other animals, humans face constant threats to their survival, but, unlike them, we are not adapted to a particular natural environment in… Read More ›