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June 13, 2012epistemology

From cognition’s location to the epistemology of its nature

The latest installment from the CSR special issue on EM of a couple of years back (three more papers to come). Andy ClarkCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceEpistemologyExtended Mindphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mind

June 6, 2012conspiracy theories, David Coady, episteme, epistemology, evidence, expertise, pete mandik, social epistemology, testimony, Wikipedia

What to Believe Now: Applying Epistemology to Contemporary Issues

Yet another strong Wiley title. David Coady also did a fine job of guest editing EPISTEME for a themed issue on Conspiracy Theories (aside from Harry Frankfurt’s little book where else would a title in mainstream academia have the word “shit” so prominent – see Pete Mandik’s paper). David HumeEPISTEMEEpistemologyJason StanleyKnowledgeKnowledge Managementsocial epistemology

June 3, 2012distributed cognition, distributed knowledge, epistemology, evolutionary epistemology, social epistemology, the sensory order, walter weimer

“MARGINAL MEN”: WEIMER ON HAYEK

Here is Walt Weimer’s brief but valued contribution to Hayek in Mind. Wiemer did so much to bring Hayek’s philosophical psychology to the wider world – and for that we are deeply indebted to him. It’s still really worth checking out Weimer’s work. Occasionally I am asked how I came to the work of Friedrich…

May 24, 2012adam smith, collective knowledge, complexity, distributed cognition, distributed knowledge, epistemology, hayek, incommensurability, individual, individualism, liberalism, libertarianism, liberty, philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, political philosophy, science, social epistemology

Science, the Market and Iterative Knowledge

The second paper co-authored with Dave Hardwick has now been published in Studies in Emergent Order: Abstract: In a recent paper (Hardwick & Marsh, in press) we examine the recent tensions between the two broadly successful spontaneous orders, namely the Market and Science. We argued for an epistemic pluralism, the view that freedom and liberty…

May 21, 2012epistemology, evidence, Evidence and Inquiry, Michael Lynch, science, science wars, skepticism, social constructivism, social epistemology

In Praise of Reason

Michael Lynch plugging his latest book. Age of EnlightenmentAnthony GottliebCivil societyMICHAEL LYNCHPhilosophyPolitical philosophyReasonScience in Society

May 14, 2012complexity, epistemology, Philip Kitcher, philosophy of science, philosophy of social science, reductionism, science, science wars, situated cognition, social epistemology

The Trouble with Scientism: Why history and the humanities are also a form of knowledge.

Philip Kitcher, prominent philosopher of science in The New Republic: The problem with scientism—which is of course not the same thing as science—is owed to a number of sources, and they deserve critical scrutiny. The enthusiasm for natural scientific imperialism rests on five observations. First, there is the sense that the humanities and social sciences…

May 7, 2012epistemology, Jason Stanley, knowing how knowing that, philosophy of mind, ryle, social epistemology

Knowing-how and knowing-that

Jason Stanley one of the leading writers on this topic has this piece in the NYT. Here is a copy of Jason’s paper that reignited interest in the topic and has since generated quite a large body of literature. (The featured photo here is of course by Steve Pyke). Jason Stanleysteve pyke

April 24, 2012episteme, epistemology, social epistemology

EPISTEME: A NEW SELF-DEFINITION

With this issue Episteme makes its debut with Cambridge University Press, after eight successful years of publication at Edinburgh University Press. The journal’s new subtitle reflects a significant expansion in scope and mission. Our previous subtitle, ‘A Journal of Social Epistemology’, reflected our earlier focus on the nascent field of social epistemology. The new subtitle,…