Caro Flores

Carolina Flores, _Resistance to Evidence_, by Mona Simion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024. Pp. xiv + 214. (Review) - PhilArchive

I also make related points about the nature of epistemic normativity and the role of the social in my review of @msimion.bsky.social's book Resistance to Evidence \end

Resistant Beliefs, Responsive Believers - Volume 122, Issue 4, April 2025 Beliefs can be resistant to evidence. Nonetheless, the orthodox view in epistemology analyzes beliefs as evidence-responsive attitudes. I address this tension by deploying analytical tools on capaciti...

It is a kind of companion piece to my "Resistant Beliefs, Responsive Believers" paper, which develops the same view but focuses on how building evidence-responsiveness into belief can better help us understand why beliefs so often stubbornly resist the evidence. 4/

The chapter also speaks to the question of the roots of epistemic normativity. And it does all this in a naturalistic and non-intellectualist way: it accepts animal belief, does not require language for belief, and fits with mass irrationality. 3/

I offer a bunch of reasons for thinking that beliefs are responsive to evidence, based on the idea that the concept of belief marks the space of reasons. The argument is an expansion of Edward Craig's approach to knowledge, bringing social epistemology to the study of the nature of belief 2/

The Nature of Belief Abstract. This book explores the fundamental and complex nature of belief, addressing various philosophical questions surrounding its essence. It examines

Look at this sexy new volume on "WTF is belief?" - a crucial question for understanding persuasion, irrationality, propaganda, religion, misinfo, you name it! I have a chapter in it. 1/

Why Think That Belief Is Evidence-Responsive? Abstract. This chapter presents a novel argument supporting the idea that belief is inherently evidence-responsive, governed by the “Evidence-Responsivenes

The chapter also speaks to the vexed question of the source of epistemic normativity. And it does this in a non-intellectualist, naturalist way: on my picture, animals can have beliefs, language is not a req, and mass irrational belief is possible.

Chapter here! 3/

I give a bunch of reasons for thinking that beliefs have to be responsive to evidence, all coming from the basic thought that the concept of belief marks the space of reasons. The argument is a kind of expansion from Edward Craig's approach to knowledge. 2/

The Nature of Belief Abstract. This book explores the fundamental and complex nature of belief, addressing various philosophical questions surrounding its essence. It examines

New and free online: @msgjonhere.bsky.social
& my edited collection of essays on belief with Oxford University Press:
academic.oup.com/book/62410

Table of Contents in thread

The pronoun practice we will have in queer utopia is *obviously* referring to everyone as "comrade"

Just realized analytic philosophy is not actually hard to define. It’s basically a specific set of dry geeky lore: fake barns, brains in vats, cleverly disguised zebras, swampmen, blockheads, a scientist who never saw red, etc. and then we write fanfic.

The Far Right’s Mission of ‘Protecting Minors’ From Online Porn Broke the Internet A new censorship infrastructure is being built right out in public.

"Advocates such as social psychologist Jonathan Haidt—who submitted an amicus brief supporting Texas’s law—have called for broad bans on social media use by minors, policies already adopted in countries like Australia." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-far-righ...

Conference 2026 Three days of the latest in social epistemology. In the heart of Vienna.

Excited to be part of this snazzy line-up! (and to go to Vienna in July - haven’t visited before) www.knowledgeconference.at

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external shaming is even more important when internal shame fails

It’s not even 9am and I have managed to use the university printers. I am invincible

Rio Police Chief & Congressman Convicted in Assassination of Socialist Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco The court found that the former Chief of Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Rivaldo Barbosa, Brazilian Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, and his brother, Rio State Auditor General Domingos Brazão, were responsib...

"Today, the Brazilian Supreme Court announced that they had convicted the masterminds behind the assassination of socialist Rio de Janeiro City Councilwoman Marielle Franco guilty on all counts."

massive news in Brazil today, writeup by @mikeelk.bsky.social

paydayreport.com/rio-police-c...

Falei com o Expresso para este artigo para defender a nostalgia outra vez

This looks like truly fantastic work.

My pet theory of "why do people think the economy is doing poorly despite unprecedented levels of wealth?" is because everyone knows they're getting shorted.

Where Does Politics Take Place? | The Point Magazine The starkest, most disquieting scene from the film was printed on postcards and handed out at the door. We picked up our postcards as we […]

New online, a web supplement to our issue 36 forum on the left and the good life: Ege Yumuşak on making space for political engagement in everyday life.

My new paper is out!

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Publishing on racism against people racialised as Eastern Europeans and its impact on health is not easy. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who supported me throughout this process.

#philsci #racism #health

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.

News you can use, from the @wired.com security team (who are the best in the biz).

They asked technologists, activists, aid groups, and cybersecurity experts for guidance on how to organize and collaborate in an age of surveillance. Here’s the result:

If you were to create a philosophy of LLM course, what kinds of things would you cover?

My thoughts in thread, but eager to hear what others would do

The correct attitude that one should take toward AI is as a left technocrat. Be relentlessly empirical about the powers and pitfalls of the technology, but do not forget the contingent material circumstances that shape its deployments.

Incidentally, I am a left technocrat.

This is happening on Thursday! Do come along if you’re interested!

Say goodbye to seeing your life as a big narrative and embrace the wisdom of thinking of life as a bunch of experimental eras!

Absolutely loved this piece.

Sorry to the haters, “Wuthering Heights” was a pure camp softcore hyperpop delight. My only complaint is that *obviously* Heathcliff should have been a butch dyke.

Boundaries of American Identity: Evolving Understandings of “Us” This review examines empirical research about American national identity. It focuses on the social and political causes and consequences of (a) how people define what being American means and (b) thei...

I feel like this is a good time to re-up my review of public opinion about American identity

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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