Bücher der Reihe Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society

Does scientism pose an existential threat to philosophy, as some philosophers think, or is it a way to make philosophy as 'successful' as science? This book intends is to put forward a fruitful dialogue about scientism and its implications for the future of philosophy as an academic discipline.

This book aims to spell out the consequences of taking the technologies behind the doing of science seriously.

This timely volume explores pressing questions that relate to democracy and the politics of knowledge, in a dialogue based on developing and applying philosophies that stress the importance of dialogue, democracy and criticism.

Professional philosophy has strayed so far from its roots that Socrates wouldn't stand a chance of landing tenure in most departments today. After all, he spent his time talking with people from all walks of life rather than being buried in the secondary literature and polishing arguments for peer-reviewed journals. Yet somehow this hypertrophy styles itself ';real' philosophy. Socrates Tenured diagnoses the pathologies of contemporary philosophy and shows how the field can be revitalized. The first part of the book sketches the crisis facing philosophy in a neoliberal age and traces its roots back to the 20th-century move to turn philosophy into an academic discipline. In the second part the authors look at various attempts from applied ethics to their own brand of ';field philosophy' to confront the resulting problems of insularity and societal irrelevance. Part three connects this evaluation of philosophy with wider discussions in the politics of knowledge about the impacts of research on society. The final chapters consider both what impacts philosophy might have and what a philosophy of impact might look like.

This book analyzes the support that should be given to minority views, reconsidering classic debates in Science and Technology Studies and examining numerous case studies.

This volume considers forms of information manipulation and restriction in contemporary society, paying special attention to contemporary paternalistic practices in big data and scientific research, as the way in which the flow of information or knowledge might be curtailed by the manipulations of a small body of experts or algorithms.

This book brings together well-known philosophers to examine how philosophy can and should contribute to our understanding of today's world and the challenges that it faces.

This book brings together well-known philosophers to examine how philosophy can and should contribute to our understanding of today's world and the challenges that it faces.

This volume draws together cutting edge research from the social sciences to find ways of overcoming the unconscious prejudice that is present in our everyday decisions, a phenomenon coined by the philosopher Miranda Fricker as 'epistemic injustice'.

The essays in this collection offer a critical examination of the arguments arguments for and against the Kuhnian image of science as well as their implications for our understanding of science as a social and epistemic enterprise.

This volume challenges the prima facie that conspiracy theories are irrational beliefs, and presents fresh perspectives from the philosophical community on what is becoming an issue of increasing relevance in our time.

This volume challenges the prima facie that conspiracy theories are irrational beliefs, and presents fresh perspectives from the philosophical community on what is becoming an issue of increasing relevance in our time.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the arguments relating to the extent and manner to which social influences enable epistemic agents.

The essays in this collection offer a critical examination of the arguments for and against the Kuhnian image of science as well as their implications for our understanding of science as a social and epistemic enterprise.

This book examines the social epistemological issues relating to technology for the sake of providing insights toward public self-awareness and informing matters of education, policy, and public deliberation.

This book examines the social epistemological issues relating to technology for the sake of providing insights toward public self-awareness and informing matters of education, policy, and public deliberation.

Offers a vital, unique and agenda-setting perspective for the field of social epistemology - the philosophical basis for prescribing the social means and ends for pursuing knowledge.

Offers a vital, unique and agenda-setting perspective for the field of social epistemology - the philosophical basis for prescribing the social means and ends for pursuing knowledge.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the arguments relating to the extent and manner to which social influences enable epistemic agents.