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Social Epistemology is an academic journal and forum for philosophical and social scientific enquiry that incorporates the work of scholars from a variety of disciplines who share a common concern with the production, assessment and validation of knowledge

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Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Sep 5

💡 [NEW ISSUE] Special Issue. Volume 39, Issue 5 (2025)
www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsep20/3...
#socialepistemology #epistemology #academia #research #journal #publication #narratives #pedagogy #obstetrics #chatbots #ai

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Sep 5

[OPEN ACCESS] "Conspiracy Theories, Resistance to Evidence, and Propaganda: How Conspiracy Theories Advance Political Causes" by M. Giulia Napolitano doi.org/10.1080/0269... [A]ppeals to alleged conspiracies seem to advance political causes... #socialepistemology #conspiracytheories #propaganda

Conspiracy Theories, Resistance to Evidence, and Propaganda: How Conspiracy Theories Advance Political Causes

Whether deliberate or not, appeals to alleged conspiracies seem to advance political causes in an extraordinarily powerful way. In this paper, I offer an account of why this is so. I argue that som...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Aug 12

OPEN ACCESS-> "Flexible or Rigid? A Functionalist Approach to Epistemic Standards" by Enno Fischer & Tammo Lossau doi.org/10.1080/0269... Discussions on epistemic standards typically lack a more general approach to what standards are #socialepistemology #journal #research #functionalism #standards

Flexible or Rigid? A Functionalist Approach to Epistemic Standards

Epistemic standards have attracted some attention in recent discussions in social epistemology and philosophy of science. Yet these discussions typically lack a more general approach to what standa...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Aug 2

[OPEN ACCESS] "Betting on Scams" by Neil Levy doi.org/10.1080/0269... Scams [...] are responsible for huge financial and psychological harms. Up to now, however, there’s been no philosophical investigation of how they work. #socialepistemology #journal #scams #misinformation #epistemicvigilance

Betting on Scams

Scams of all sorts are responsible for huge financial and psychological harms. Up to now, however, there’s been no philosophical investigation of how they work. I argue that while the success of so...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Aug 2

"Existential Testimonial Injustice" by Emily Goldbeck doi.org/10.1080/0269... Existential testimonial injustice occurs if a testifier is wronged in their capacity as a giver of knowledge... #trans #epistemology #injustice #artice #socialepistemology #journal #article #academia

Existential Testimonial Injustice

Existential testimonial injustice occurs iff a testifier is wronged in their capacity as a giver of knowledge due to the audience’s systematic nullification of the testifier’s social identity. An a...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Liberational Historical and Philosophical Arc to Queer Liberation Theory" by Nick J. Mulé & Kuir ë Garang doi.org/10.1080/0269... Queer liberation is a concept that is derived from the tenets of the late 1960s and early ‘70s. #socialepistemology #queer #article #philosophy #liberation #research

Liberational Historical and Philosophical Arc to Queer Liberation Theory

Queer liberation is a concept that is derived from the tenets and principles of the gay liberation movement of the late 1960s and early ‘70s. The notion of liberation has a much longer history and ...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 25

"Trusting Conspiracy Theories" by Dean Joseph doi.org/10.1080/0269... Conspiracy theories have mainly been of interest to social epistemologists in terms of whether one can be warranted in believing them. #socialepistemology #article #academia #conspiracy #distrust #belief #publication #research

Trusting Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories have mainly been of interest to social epistemologists in terms of whether one can be warranted in believing them. In this literature, believing a conspiracy theory is often und...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 23

[NEW ISSUE] Special Issue. Volume 39, Issue 4 (2025). "Liminal Identities and Epistemic Injustice". Guest editors: Anna Boncompagni & Annalisa Coliva www.tandfonline.com/toc/tsep20/3... #socialepistemology #publication #academia #research #article #scholarship #epistemicinjustice #identity

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 20

"Stop Calling It ‘Revenge Porn’. Hermeneutical Injustice in Image-Based Sexual Abuse" by Marco Viola & Eleonora Volta doi.org/10.1080/0269... Scholars and activists have introduced the notion of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA)... #gender #injustice #socialepistemology #objectification #misogyny

Stop Calling It ‘Revenge Porn’. Hermeneutical Injustice in Image-Based Sexual Abuse

Scholars and activists have introduced the notion of image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) to describe any act involving the non-consensual production, distribution, or threat of distribution of private ...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 17

🔓 ➡️ [OPEN ACCESS] "The Testimonial Double Bind for Disabled People" by Avram Hiller doi.org/10.1080/0269...
Disabled people face a testimonial double bind about being believed and giving testimony #disability #identity #testimonial #injustice #socialepistemology #journal #article

The Testimonial Double Bind for Disabled People

Disabled people face a testimonial double bind: Either (1) they give entirely positive testimony about their disability, which may not be believed, or (2) they give some negative testimony about th...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jul 2

[OPEN ACCESS] "The Vice of Nepotism: The Moral and the Epistemic" by Paul O. Irikefe doi.org/10.1080/0269... Nepotism forms a core part of our everyday moral and socio-political vocabulary... #Nepotism #epistemicvices #institutionalepistemology #echochamber #socialepistemology #journal #academia

The Vice of Nepotism: The Moral and the Epistemic

Nepotism forms a core part of our everyday moral and socio-political vocabulary, yet we lack a coherent account of it. The aim of this paper is to provide that account. I argue that nepotism (i.e. ...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jun 26

➡️🔓[OPEN ACCESS] Research Letter: "Chatbot Epistemology" by Susan Schneider doi.org/10.1080/0269...
Considering epistemological challenges that arise with increasingly widespread use of AI chatbots. #epistemology #largelanguagemodels #llms #chatbots #AIethics #AI #ethics #socialepistemology #journal

Chatbot Epistemology

This piece considers the epistemological challenges that arise with the increasingly widespread use of AI chatbots. I articulate a problem that they present—the ‘boiling frog problem’. According to...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Misplaced Trust in Expertise: Pseudo-Experts and Unreliable Experts" by Michel Croce & Neri Marsili doi.org/10.1080/0269... The persistence of scientific misconceptions is often attributed to a decline in trust in experts. #socialepistemology #journal #article #trust #expertise #misinformation

Misplaced Trust in Expertise: Pseudo-Experts and Unreliable Experts

The persistence of scientific misconceptions is often attributed to a decline in trust in experts. Against this simplistic picture, we emphasise that misplaced trust in expertise plays a crucial ro...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 19

"Epistemology of Folk-Lore" by Til Eyinck doi.org/10.1080/0269... Testimony is a central concept in the epistemological debate on knowledge and learning. #socialepistemology #folklore #culture #journal #heritage #intangibleculturalheritage #epistemology

Epistemology of Folk-Lore

Testimony is a central concept in the epistemological debate on knowledge and learning. It is therefore surprising that testimony plays a minor role in the empirical literature on cultural learning...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 19

➡️ 🔓 [OPEN ACCESS] "Conscious Perception as Augmented Reality" by Wanja Wiese doi.org/10.1080/0269... I suggest that conscious perception can usefully be regarded as a form of augmented reality (AR). #socialepistemology #journal #article #academia #research #knowledge #AI #AR #perception #reality

Conscious Perception as Augmented Reality

I suggest that conscious perception can usefully be regarded as a form of augmented reality (AR). The AR metaphor can be motivated by considering perception within the framework of predictive proce...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 15

"How Deep is Your Disagreement?" by Dalila Serebrinsky doi.org/10.1080/0269... Deep disagreements have been described as controversies that are not just about some propositions, but also about the right method... #socialepistemology #journal #academia #research #article #publication #epistemology

How Deep is Your Disagreement?

Deep disagreements have been described as controversies that are not just about some propositions, but also about the right method to evaluate those propositions and, thus, cannot be rationally res...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 13

"The Insertion of Islamic Psychology as a Decolonial Epistemological Proposal in the Field of Psychology" by Sálua Omais & Manoel Antônio dos Santos
#socialepistemology #journal #academia #research #psychology #psychologyofreligion #decoloniality #muslims #publication doi.org/10.1080/0269...

The Insertion of Islamic Psychology as a Decolonial Epistemological Proposal in the Field of Psychology

The predominance of psychological theories that were developed upon the inspiration of a hegemonic Western lifestyle highlights a number of gaps marked by the exclusion of the specificities of othe...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 12

➡️ 🔓 [OPEN ACCESS] "New Waves in the Philosophy of Epistemic Authority and Expert Testimony: An Introduction to the Special Issue" by Rico Hauswald & Pedro Schmechtig doi.org/10.1080/0269... #socialepistemology #journal #academia #knowledge #publication #research #epistemology #philosophy #expert

New Waves in the Philosophy of Epistemic Authority and Expert Testimony: An Introduction to the Special Issue

The introduction to this special issue briefly looks at the history of socio-epistemological reflection on epistemic authority and expert testimony, and identifies four major sets of questions that...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 12

➡️ 🔓 "Generative AI, Quadruple Deception & Trust" by Judith Simon doi.org/10.1080/0269... [T]ools employing Generative AI are ceaselessly used and abused for a wide variety of purposes. #generativeAI #deception #trust #trustworthiness #socialepistemology #journal #publication #academia #AI #article

Generative AI, Quadruple Deception & Trust

Generative AI has taken the world by storm. With millions of regular users, billions of requests and corresponding results, tools employing Generative AI are ceaselessly used and abused for a wide ...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 9

"𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲" –Raphaël Künstler doi.org/10.1080/0269... The term ‘post-truth’ refers, at least in part, to factual disagreements that continue to exist despite free speech and unrestricted access to information and argumentative discourse. #socialepistemology #posttruth

Two Ways of Seeing Post-Truth as a Stance

The term ‘post-truth’ refers, at least in part, to factual disagreements that continue to exist despite free speech and unrestricted access to information and argumentative discourse. One of the ma...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 7

"𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵: (𝗡𝗼𝘁) 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗘𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘇𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻. Can we maintain that all knowledge is relative to specific frameworks? #socialepistemology #journal #paper #article #academia #research doi.org/10.1080/0269...

Constructivism or Epistemic Advantage, But Not Both: (Not) Solving the Circularity Problem

Can we maintain that all knowledge is relative to specific frameworks (such as socially situated standpoints) while also claiming that some frameworks are better than others? This tension risks eit...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 6

➡️ 🔓 [𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦] "𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜" 𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗥. 𝗘𝗸𝗯𝗶𝗮. We relate the Mind-Technology Problem to contemporary AI in the spirit of Descartes’ meditations, where the original Mind-Body Problem was born. doi.org/10.1080/0269... #socialepistemology #journal #academia

Language in the Godless Age of AI

We relate the Mind-Technology Problem to contemporary AI in the spirit of Descartes’ meditations, where the original Mind-Body Problem was born. We seek the essence of the M-T Problem in the phenom...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 5

➡️ 🔓 [OPEN ACCESS] "Taking Virtuous Acts, not Virtuous Traits, as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary" by Nastasia Müller doi.org/10.1080/0269... #socialepistemology #journal #academia #publication #article #research #scholarship #tayloreandfrancis #knowledge #culture #policy

Taking Virtuous Acts, not Virtuous Traits, as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary

According to the traditional view of responsibilist virtue, virtuous traits are evaluatively and conceptually primary, such that virtuous acts are derived or proceed from virtue. Responsibilist vir...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · May 2

"Intellectual Hubris and Moral Opprobrium" by Geoffrey M. Cox doi.org/10.1080/0269... Some theories of virtue epistemology appear to sanction an equivalence between intellectual disagreement and moral opprobrium. #virtue #hubris #polarization #socialepistemology #journal #article #academia #research

Intellectual Hubris and Moral Opprobrium

Some theories of virtue epistemology appear to sanction an equivalence between intellectual disagreement and moral opprobrium. This seems to require an equivalence between intellectual and moral vi...

Social Epistemology Journal @socialepistemology.bsky.social · Apr 29

"𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 & 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆" 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗻 doi.org/10.1080/0269... Humans and machines have co-evolved to a point of mutual entwinement... #socialepistemology #journal #academia #research #publication

Human-Data Coupling: Informational Personhood & Artificial Intelligence Through Gilbert Simondon’s Philosophy of Technology

Humans and machines have co-evolved to a point of mutual entwinement such that there is no longer any possibility of separating humanity from technology. The human-technology relation is exhibited ...