We are in the process of organizing our sixth annual formal epistemology workshop (the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth workshops were all great successes). The purpose of these workshops is to bring together individuals, both faculty and graduate students, … Continue reading
Just got my copies of The Knowability Paradox in paperback, set for a December 15 release, according to Amazon.com, here. Used to be that maybe ten philosophers knew much about the paradox, but that has changed rather dramatically in the … Continue reading
It is getting close to the time for graduating seniors to submit applications to PhD programs, and I’ve been reflecting again on our discipline’s practices in this regard. Especially, I’ve been thinking about the role of GRE scores in the … Continue reading
From Klemens Kappell, an interesting opportunity: The Epistemology of Liberal Democracy – truth, free speech and disagreement With its emphasis on freedom of speech and inquiry and disagreement, liberal democracy may be viewed as a way of organising society that … Continue reading
This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting an abstract for the Epistemic Goodness conference is November 1st. Abstracts should be submitted directly to me at duncan.pritchard@ed.ac.uk. For more details about the conference, click here. … Continue reading
I just finished teaching on Sosa’s safety-based defense of Mooreanism. Here’s a counterexample to safety I made up for my class. (An informal survey, on a 7-point Likert-scale, suggests the intuition enjoys strong support.) BANNED ART EXHIBIT: The Art Institute … Continue reading
Eric Schwitzgebel argues that, due to recent empirical results illuminating some “genetic” “sources” of our intuitions, we’re past the point where philosophers can innocently take their intuitions at face value. We cannot responsibly proceed, as we have done previously, without … Continue reading