Jun 1, 2022
Whether it's theology, philosophy, politics, or science, it is not uncommon for people to believe their particular worldview has greater authority over others. This authoritarian approach to ideas implies that one person's representation of truth more closely and certainly reflects reality—they have the truth and we...
Mar 9, 2022
Democratic deliberation can be viewed in a few different ways.
It can be approached as a means of competing interests coming
together to bargain between groups until they come to some kind of
political agreement.
From an epistemological sense, deliberation is what we do in
the absence of certainty, and where...
Feb 16, 2022
Scientific inquiry is sometimes viewed as a way of getting after literal knowledge, the belief our scientific claims are a one-for-one match with reality—or what is actually happening out there in the world. However, this view requires a certainty in our beliefs or truth claims about nature that may not be justified....