Our first question must of course be what Huemer means by “progressivism,” and he leaves us in no doubt about the answer. A ...

When common sense is promoted as a virtue, it’s not just to celebrate how regular people understand the world. It promotes a ...

Unthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’ ...

In a world where nation-building is often seen as a grand, collective effort, it is the quiet, consistent work of individuals ...

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is on the ropes. The Trump administration has banned DEI in all federal agencies and organizations that receive federal funding, including universities. This public ...

Perhaps I should have talked about the cytology of belief. But these do not matter. These do not count. What counts and should be counted is the content, not necessarily the structure.

The Society Library created the AI agents to thank the crypto community for developing the SL token in their name. (Sponsored ...

Munchausen’s Trilemma is a concept that defies our ideas of truth and knowledge. Inspired by fictional storyteller Baron ...

His two early papers “What Numbers Could Not Be” (1965) and “Mathematical Truth” (1973) — the latter of which came to be called “the Benacerraf problem" — became instant classics and are discussed to ...

Companies investing in AI won't reap "superior returns" without cultivating philosophical insight, say MIT researchers.

However, it gets powerful historical and political legitimacy by producing official and governmental knowledge about India’s ...

I AGREED, a long time ago, that I would respond to the untold number of questions I get about clarification on issues raised in my columns. I never followed ...