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Philosophy

A collection of 13 issues

The Democratic Idea of Knowledge

In their misguided battle against ‘global warming’, the phrase, “science is not a democracy” has become a favorite with conservative pundits. Well, I am co-opting their slogan to initiate discussion about something else—the future of knowledge. Let us imagine that Google’s model of site ranking trumps all others.

Need for Epistemic Standards for Evidence and Arguments in Governance

Claim: Explicit standards for evidence and argument are critical in a competitive system where competing groups have palpable incentives to withhold information, monger stilted information, use irrelevant information, or use any tactic to win. Argument: Different branches of the US government use different epistemic standards. The US judicial system uses

Why Not to Think Like a Lawyer

The following article is by Chaste. The article was written as a response to the following two reviews in the New York Review of Books: * Three Questions for America * The Right to Ridicule Note I respond to two articles by Ronald Dworkin to illustrate the pitfalls of using lawyerly thinking