Search results for "Social epistemology"

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TRUTH AND WEAK KNOWLEDGE IN GOLDMAN’S VERITISTIC SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY

2009

PhilosophySocial epistemologyPhilosophyAlethiologyEpistemologyGrazer Philosophische studien
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Group epistemic value

2021

AbstractSometimes we are interested in how groups are doing epistemically in aggregate. For instance, we may want to know the epistemic impact of a change in school curriculum or the epistemic impact of abolishing peer review in the sciences. Being able to say something about how groups are doing epistemically is especially important if one is interested in pursuing a consequentialist approach to social epistemology of the sort championed by Goldman (Knowledge in a social world. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1999). According to this approach we evaluate social practices and institutions from an epistemic perspective based on how well they promote the aggregate level of epistemic value ac…

Value (ethics)Philosophy of mindVDP::Humaniora: 000::Filosofiske fag: 160Group (mathematics)Social epistemology05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Metaphysics06 humanities and the arts050905 science studies0603 philosophy ethics and religionEpistemologyPhilosophy of languagePhilosophy060302 philosophySociology0509 other social sciencesCurriculum
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On the conditions for objectivity : how to avoid bias in socially relevant research

2015

biassocial epistemologytieteenfilosofiaphilosophy of sciencesyrjintätietoteoriaobjektiivisuusobjectivitytiedepolitiikkaLongino Helen Etiedeyhteisöttutkimusrahoitus
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