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Epistemological Implications of Relativism [PDF]
, 2017 Relativists about knowledge ascriptions think that whether a particular use of a knowledge-ascribing sentence, e.g., “Keith knows that the bank is open” is true depends on the epistemic standards at play in the assessor’s context—viz., the context in ...
Carter, J. Adam
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Democracy and Inquiry in the Post-Truth Era: A pragmatist Solution [PDF]
, 2020 Post-truth has become a commonplace strategy. No longer are objective facts viewed as having evidentiary value; scientific knowledge is on a par with emotions or personal beliefs.
Montero, Daniel Labrador
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, 2019 Bimal Krishna Matilal (1935-1991) was a Harvard-educated Indian philosopher best known for his contributions to logic, but who also wrote on wide variety of topics, including metaethics.
Bommarito, Nicolas, King, Alex
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EPISTEMIC EXTRACTIVISM IN ENGAGED URBAN AND HOUSING RESEARCH: Implications and Counter‐measures
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What is ‘epistemic extractivism’, and how does it affect researchers who are engaged in urban and housing movements? This essay first explores the contexts of both engaged research and epistemic extractivism, clarifying their meanings and implications. It also disentangles the ethical and methodological risks posed by epistemic extractivism in
Miguel A. Martínez
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Revista de Psicología y Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y SocialesThis article of theoretical analysis proposes a union between the main theoretical and methodological lines that investigate the causal role of language on cognition: linguistic relativism and language as a cognitive tool.
Jeyson Ariel Ramírez Cortés
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Epistemic Pluralism, Epistemic Relativism and ‘Hinge’ Epistemology [PDF]
, 2017 According to Paul Boghossian (2006, 73) a core tenet of epistemic relativism is what he calls epistemic pluralism, according to which (i) ‘there are many fundamentally different, genuinely alternative epistemic systems’, but (ii) ‘no facts by virtue of which one of these systems is more correct than any of the others’.
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Countering FIMI by Digital Authoritarianisms: Audience Architecture and Reverse Language Engineering
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) campaigns on social media are currently both more accessible and more impactful than the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) or European Union's (EU), offering their opponents superiority and efficiency on those platforms.
Michelangelo Conoscenti
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What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
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Sheikh Mufid’s Epistemological Views on Sensory Perception [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- KalāmīSensory perception is a fundamental component of Islamic epistemology, playing a crucial role in human understanding of the external world. Sheikh Mufid, a prominent Twelver theologian, adopts a reason-centered approach to this subject, arguing that the ...
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Rorty’s Promise in Metaethics [PDF]
, 2017 Little attention is given to Richard Rorty’s metaethical views. No doubt this stems from the fact that most commentators are more interested in his metaphilosophical views; most see his metaethical views, offered in scattered passages, as just the ...
Donelson, Raff
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