Values Without Facts In my experience, science studies scholars earn their livelihood criticising scientists who fail to appreciate how scientific enterprises are embedded within society, social norms, or cultural values. Roger Pielke, a scholar cited in STS and professor at… Read More ›
Steve Fuller
Constructive Critique: Social Value in Science Fact, Part I, Edward Sudall
Some science studies scholars support creationist schooling (Steve Fuller), support free-thinking climate denialist think-tanks (Bruno Latour), lawyers’ dominance above scientists’ evidence and embrace media’s post-truth turn (Sheila Jasanoff), lament top-down reassurances of harmless mobile phone radiation (Jack Stilgoe), believe values… Read More ›
SERRC: Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2022
Volume 11, Issue 6, 1-76, June 2022 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Radenović, Ljiljana. 2022. “Weaving Faith into a Moral Life.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 11 (6): 1-6. ❧ Bouzid, Ahmed. 2022. “Of Foxes and Lions.” Social Epistemology… Read More ›
Honesty is the Best Policy: Why the Science of Vaccination Matters, Des Hewitt
In recent weeks and months SERRC has published a number of contentious articles and replies which focus on vaccines: vaccines which combat COVID-19. Making the latter statement so definitively makes me suspect my writing will be taken by readers as… Read More ›
What is to be Done with Eurasianism—or the ‘Promised Heartland’—as Someone Who is a Real Eurasian? Andrey Ivanov
The problem with ‘Eurasianism’ as an idea in Russia (Fuller 2022) boils down both to the words ‘Euro’ and ‘Asia’ and to their ordering. Do Russians actually identify themselves as a part of Europe or Asia? Do they have any… Read More ›
The Academy: From Divinity to Bovinity, Steve Fuller
What follows is the Salutatory Address delivered by Steve Fuller to the 1979 graduating class of Columbia College, Columbia University, New York. US college graduating ceremonies are traditionally opened by the person who graduated no. 2 in his or her… Read More ›
SERRC: Volume 11, Issue 5, May 2022
Volume 11, Issue 5, 1-79, May 2022 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ Riggio, Adam. 2022. “Becoming Gestalt: Human and Algorithmic Intelligence—Review of Machine Habitus.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 11 (5): 1-11. ❧ Prusik, Charles A. 2022. “Reply to… Read More ›
A Few Words on #Trust, Patricia Wong
I am not a philosopher. I am a mathematician. I have taught mathematics for more than 30 years, and so, when it comes to knowledge, I am comfortable only where certainty can be obtained, or, if it cannot be obtained,… Read More ›
A Reply to Steve Fuller’s “Eurasianism as the Deep History of Russia’s Discontent”, Ahmed Bouzid
I read with great interest Steve Fuller’s essay “Eurasianism as the Deep History of Russia’s Discontent” and wish to share here a few thoughts, some general and some pertaining to specific points that he makes.[1] … [please read below the… Read More ›
SERRC: Volume 11, Issue 3, March 2022
Volume 11, Issue 3, 1-84, March 2022 Articles, Replies, and Reviews ❧ West, Mark D. 2022. “Embodying ‘Necro-Waste’: On Toxic Discourse.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 11 (3): 1-12. ❧ Balla, Bonaventure. 2022. “The Quest for Truth in the… Read More ›