In their introduction to this special issue, Alfano and Klein (2019) pose two neatly contrasting questions for social epistemologists who want to take our epistemic networks seriously. First, what sort of individual epistemic properties should we cultivate, given the social… Read More ›
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Trust in a Social and Digital World, Mark Alfano and Colin Klein
The average Australian spends almost 10 hours a week on social media; a majority report that checking Facebook is one of the first things they do in the morning (Sensis 2017). Recent revelations about fake news and extremist sentiments spread… Read More ›
Beyond Testimony: When Online Information Sharing is not Testifying, Emily Sullivan
In a game of telephone, or as we called it “whisper down the lane”, someone whispers a sentence to someone else, and then that person whispers it to yet another person, and on and on it goes until the end… Read More ›
Richly Trustworthy Allies, William Tuckwell
Here’s a plausible definition of an ally: an individual who supports a non-dominant group’s pursuit of their justice-based interests. One way to develop a more detailed theory of an ally is by specifying ‘support a non-dominant group’s pursuit of their… Read More ›
Group-Strapping, Bubble, or Echo Chamber? C. Thi Nguyen
Here’s what we’re all desperately trying to explain: certain groups seem to have a wildly over-inflated devotion to their beliefs. Such groups seem to flourish online. Their members seem to resist very good contrary evidence, and to slowly become more… Read More ›
Philosophers and Scientists Are Social Epistemic Agents, Seungbae Park
Author Information: Seungbae Park, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, nature@unist.ac.kr Park, Seungbae. “Philosophers and Scientists are Social Epistemic Agents.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 6 (2018): 31-40. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Yo Please… Read More ›
A Review of Linda Zagzebski’s Epistemic Authority, Alex, Joly Chock, Mallard, and Matheson
Author Information: Jensen Alex, Valerie Joly Chock, Kyle Mallard, and Jonathan Matheson, University of North Florida, jonathan.matheson@gmail.com Alex, Jensen, Valerie Joly Chock, Kyle Mallard, and Jonathan Matheson. “A Review of Linda Zagzebski’s Epistemic Authority.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective… Read More ›
Trust and Transhumanism: An Analysis of the Boundaries of Zero-Knowledge Proof and Technologically Mediated Authentication, Jason M. Pittman
Author Information: Jason M. Pittman, Capitol Technology University, jmpittman@captechu.edu Pittman, Jason M. “Trust and Transhumanism: An Analysis of the Boundaries of Zero-Knowledge Proof and Technologically Mediated Authentication.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 3 (2017): 21-29. The PDF… Read More ›
Reluctance and Suspicion: Reply to Basham and Dentith, Patrick Stokes
Author Information: Patrick Stokes, Deakin University, patrick.stokes@deakin.edu.au Stokes, Patrick. “Reluctance and Suspicion: Reply to Basham and Dentith.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 6, no. 2 (2017): 48-58. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3qM Please… Read More ›
Interest-Relativity and Testimony, Jeremy Fantl
Author Information: Jeremy Fantl, University of Calgary, jfantl@ucalgary.ca Fantl, Jeremy. “Interest-Relativity and Testimony.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 4, no. 11 (2015): 40-46. The PDF of the article gives specific page numbers. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p1Bfg0-2tz Please refer to: Freedman, Karyn… Read More ›