EPISTEME 13:2 — Symposium: Zagzebski’s Epistemic Authority: A Theory of Trust, Authority, and Autonomy in Belief
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Methodological Individualism, Structural Constraints, and Social Complexity
In press: bumper themed issue guest edited by the very excellent Francesco Di Iorio 1. DI IORIO, Francesco: “Introduction: Methodological Individualism, Structural Constraints, and Social Complexity” 2. NADEAU: Robert: “Cultural Evolution, Group Selection, and Methodological Individualism” 3. ANTISERI, Dario: “Social research between the Use and Abuse of Reason” 4. PETITOT, Jean: “Complex Methodological Individualism” 5.…
The Epistemology of Perception
Special (new) issue of EPISTEME EPISTEMEEpistemologyepistemology of perceptionsocial epistemology
Of Love and Politics
Aurelian Craiutu reviews Oakeshott’s Notebooks, 1922-86. I don’t share the view that: If Oakeshott were alive today, he would welcome the fact that “the politics of faith” against which he wrote memorable pages seem to have lost some of its appeal. I think that the centre has not held at all and is at its narrowest band…
Some Bernard Williams Quotes
Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire. Utilitarians are often immensely conscientious people, who work for humanity and give up meat for the sake of the animals. They think this is what they morally ought to do and feel guilty if they do not live up to their own standard. They do not, and…
The epistemic value of speculative fiction
Interesting paper. Archangel of Fire – Uriel – by Simon Berger Counterfactual historyEpistemologyphilosophical literaturesituated cognitionsocial epistemologyspeculative fictionStorytellingthought experiments
EPISTEME 12:4
New issue just published. Of particular interest is Benjamin Jarvis’ “Epistemology and Radically Extended Cognition.” I have long since made the case that externalism has much to offer (social) epistemology. This paper concerns the relationship between epistemology and radically extended cognition. Radically extended cognition (REC) – as advanced by Andy Clark and David Chalmers – is…
Philosophizing the Social Brain
The in-press intro to the themed issue on philosophical approaches to social neuroscience, freely available here. CognitionCognitive neuroscienceconsciousnessMindreadingMoral psychologyPhil RobbinsPhilosophyPhilosophy of mindsituated cognitionsocial epistemologySocial Neuroscience
The Oxford Handbook of Austrian Economics
Coming soon. Austrian EconomicsChristopher Coynecomplexitydistributed knowledgeEconomicsPeter Boettkesituated cognitionsocial epistemologySpontaneous order
The Case for Teaching Ignorance
This in the NYT — H/T to Troy Camplin In a paper from a few years ago I had a section in a chapter in Hayek and Behavioral Economics that deals with this notion, a curtain-raiser to a more detailed examination. Taking Ignorance Seriously As already indicated the other component to thinking about complexity resides…
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