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Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 weeks ago

APA Member Interview, Emanuele Costa

Emanuele Costa integrates early modern metaphysics and Spinoza scholarship with a strong commitment to teaching and projects on political dimensions of seventeenth-century epistemology.
fromApaonline
3 months ago

The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not.

Why did "protesters" storm the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021? Because they believed something demonstrably false: that the election had been "stolen." Why did a majority of Americans vote for the would-be dictator who promoted this lie three years later? At least in part, again, because many of them believed obviously false things: e.g., that the economy was worse than it was; that crime was more widespread, trans athletes more numerous, and migrants more violent.
Philosophy
Philosophy
fromApaonline
4 months ago

Striking a Balance: Reconciling Democratic Citizenship and Epistemic Agency

Responsible epistemic practices can paradoxically weaken democratic participation and shift power in ways that harm democratic governance.
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