In ‘How to Do Things with Knowledge,’ (2021) Massimiliano Simons presents a comprehensive and insightful response to ‘Knowing Use’ (2020) in which I contend that functionality is a fundamental quality of all knowledge claims. Simons considers the article’s originality and… Read More ›
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How to Do Things with Knowledge, Massimiliano Simons
In his fascinating article Pablo Schyfter (2020) draws our attention to an often neglected topic in social epistemology and sociology of knowledge: not how knowledge is produced, but how it is used. The article mobilizes empirical research on synthetic biology… Read More ›
Transhumanism and the Catholic Church, Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson
Author Information: Alcibiades Malapi-Nelson, Seneca College, alci.malapi@outlook.com Malapi-Nelson, Alcibiades. “Transhumanism and the Catholic Church.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 5 (2018): 12-17. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3WM Most accounts on transhumanism coming from Catholic… Read More ›
Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life, J. Craig Venter, Taylor Loy
Author Information: Taylor Loy, @taylorAloy, taylor.loy@gmail.com Loy, Taylor. “Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life, J. Craig Venter.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 3, no. 5 (2014): 31-34. The PDF… Read More ›
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? An Interview with George Church, Ryan Cochrane
Author Information: Ryan Cochrane, SERRC, Ryan.Cochrane001@umb.edu Church, George. 2013. “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? An Interview with George Church, Ryan Cochrane” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 2 (7): 28-30, 15 June. The… Read More ›