Moti Mizrahi, in his 2019 “The Scientism Debate: A Battle for the Soul of Philosophy?” argues that the perceived threat of scientism to philosophy hinges upon a confluence of two distinct, but overlapping, phenomena. The first of these phenomena is… Read More ›
Let us start by examining a couple of assumptions which, albeit not explicitly, seem to inform Mizrahi’s text. He writes that “many philosophers seem to think that scientism poses a threat to them as teachers” and also that “scientism is… Read More ›
CFP: Weak Scientism and the Future of Philosophy Topic areas Metaphilosophy General Philosophy of Science Philosophy of Science, Miscellaneous Details The Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective (SERRC) invites contributions to a dialogue on Weak Scientism, which will then serve… Read More ›
The crux of Mizrahi’s essay is the thesis that scientific knowledge is the best kind of knowledge. It is quantitatively the best because of the sheer volume of its published research (output) and citations (impact), as compared to other non-scientific… Read More ›
I have been thinking and writing about scientism for a few years now (since my (2017a) and most recently, an entry on scientism for the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy), but I continue to be taken aback by the ferociousness of… Read More ›
Author Information: Adam Riggio, Royal Crown College, serrc.digital@gmail.com. Riggio, Adam. “A New Era and a Continuing Mission.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 12 (2018): 43-47. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-451 The year… Read More ›
Author Information: Bernard Wills, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College (Memorial University), bwills@grenfell.mun.ca. Wills, Bernard. “Weak Scientism: The Prosecution Rests.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 10 (2018): 31-36. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-41T On… Read More ›
Author Information: Moti Mizrahi, Florida Institute of Technology, mmizrahi@fit.edu. Mizrahi, Moti. “Why Scientific Knowledge Is Still the Best.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 9 (2018): 18-32. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-40I For context,… Read More ›
Author Information: Bernard Wills, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, bwills@grenfell.mun.ca. Wills, Bernard. “On the Limits of Any Scientism.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 7 (2018): 34-39. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Zn See… Read More ›
Author Information: Moti Mizrahi, Florida Institute of Technology, mmizrahi@fit.edu Mizrahi, Moti. “Weak Scientism Defended Once More.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 7, no. 6 (2018): 41-50. The pdf of the article gives specific page references. Shortlink: https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-3Yx See also: Wills, Bernard. “Why… Read More ›