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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 26

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The Myth of the Informed Citizen

What "Public Opinion" Still Teaches Us About Democracy

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 26

“For the real environment is altogether too big, too complex, and too fleeting for direct acquaintance."

Walter Lippmann was right. And because the world is too big and complex, I’ve tried to assemble key passages from his 1922 book, "Public Opinion," that capture why it matters today.

Link below.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great cover!

Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 21

Few things make me more despairing about the credibility and future of academic philosophy than reading certain referee reports.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yes, there definitely are. Including the two discussed in my post, which are great books.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yep.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm very sympathetic with sortition, but Cristina Lafont's book, Democracy Without Shortcuts, provides some really interesting and compelling objections, too. It's one of the best things I've read on the topic.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Why Not Lottocracy?

Democracy Without Elections

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Aug 19

Should we ditch elections, cancel politicians, and hand over decision-making power to a small and randomly selected group of fellow citizens?

Here I review the case for and against two proposals: Alex Guerrero’s “lottocracy” and Hélène Landemore’s “open democracy.”

Link in first comment.

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Elise Woodard @elisewoodard.bsky.social · Aug 7

Michael (@michaelhannon.bsky.social) and I are putting together a Special Issue on Political Epistemology for Midwest Studies. Deadline for the CFA is October 31, 2025.

More details here! philevents.org/event/show/1...

Please share with others who might be interested :)

Midwest Studies in Philosophy, Special Issue

Call for Abstracts: The journal Midwest Studies in Philosophy is putting together a special volume on Political Epistemology. The issue will feature invited contributions from scholars such as Alex Gu...

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Jul 27

I love a good epigraph.

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Jess L @jessicaleech.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Supplementary Volume of the PAS 2025 is finally out!! Enjoy! academic.oup.com/aristotelian... #philsky @aristotsoc.bsky.social

Issues | Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume | Oxford Academic

The official journal of the Aristotelian Society. Publishes the papers read at the Society?s fortnightly meetings in London, covering a range of philosophical issues, including: Epistemology, Philosop...

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Jess L @jessicaleech.bsky.social · Jun 27

Happy 100th birthday to Michael Dummett! Dummett was born on 27th June 1925. To mark the occasion, the Aristotelian Society have put together a special virtue issue celebrating his contributions to the Society over his lifetime. Enjoy! academic.oup.com/aristotelian...

Aristotelian Society Virtual Issue: Michael Dummett Centenary

Guest edited by Professor Ian Rumfitt, Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford. Introduction Michael Dum

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Aristotelian Society @aristotsoc.bsky.social · Jun 9

Next Monday 16th June we've got Sarah McGrath from Princeton coming to chat to us about: 'What (if anything) is moral experience?' #philosophy

⏰ 17:30, Monday 16th June
📍 Woburn Suite, Senate House
🔗https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2024-25-programme/sarah-mcgrath/

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Jun 6

If you work in Political Epistemology, consider submitting to this Call for Abstracts for a special issue of Midwest Studies in Philosophy.

www.politicalepistemologynetwork.com/midwest-stud...

Midwest Studies — Political Epistemology Network

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uonphilosophy.bsky.social @uonphilosophy.bsky.social · May 20

ESEARCH!

"Social Identity, Understanding, and Deference"

@michaelhannon.bsky.social challenges the claim that marginalised individuals possess unique epistemic advantages regarding oppression.

Read:https://tinyurl.com/ypu8xut2

#philosophy #deference #standpoint #epistemology

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Elise Woodard @elisewoodard.bsky.social · May 17

So proud of @michaelhannon.bsky.social for receiving a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship! ✨ Even though he’d prefer he were still early career…

Project: “Lies of the Electorate: The Role of Insincere Discourse in Politics”

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/mid-...

Mid-Career Fellowships 2024 awards

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · May 11

Woke up to this. Huzzah!

I am pleased to inform you that your submission "Social Identity, Understanding, and Deference" has been accepted for publication in Philosophical Studies.

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tomorrow (Thursday) 4:30pm in Senate House, London.

PPE Seminar | Promising to Do Wrong | Erik Zhang (Leeds)

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PPE Seminar | Promising to Do Wrong | Erik Zhang (Leeds)

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Journal of the American Philosophical Association @apa-journal.bsky.social · Apr 16

We're delighted share this video about @helendecruz.net's fantastic article, "Friendship with the Ancients," which was published by the Journal of the American Philosophical Association.

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Article here: doi.org/10.1017/apa....

Friendship with the Ancients by Helen De Cruz

YouTube video by Cambridge University Press

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Mar 22

The Practical Origins of Ideas by Queloz.

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The Applied Epistemology Project @ UNC @unc-aep.bsky.social · Mar 19

Interested in writing applied epistemology for a public-facing audience? Apply to be part of our new working group! It'll meet four times over the summer, followed by a capstone in-person event here at UNC in September facilitated by Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Details here:
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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Mar 18

This Thursday Alison Hills (Oxford) will be talking about "Moral Understanding and Moral Motivation" at the PPE series in London. Join us!

📍Senate House (Room 243)
🕐 4:30pm
🗓️ March 20

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Moral Understanding and Moral Motivation | Alison Hills (Oxford)

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Do We Know Anything About Politics?

Political Humility in the Age of Polarization

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Michael Hannon @michaelhannon.bsky.social · Mar 17

Two months ago, I launched a blog on Political Epistemology, and I've been thoroughly enjoying the writing process. I just published my fifth article, exploring Political Skepticism and Humility.

Link in the comments.

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