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Cognitive Diversity or Cognitive Polarization? On Epistemic Democracy in a Post-Truth World

SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY (2023)

The Epistemological Compass and the (Post)Truth about Objectivity

Steve Fuller

Summary: The article discusses Massimo Dell'Utri's concept of an 'epistemological compass' and the condition of 'post-truth'. It argues that Dell'Utri's choice of a compass is unfortunate and that the post-truth condition is not about denying facts, but denying a privileged context.

SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY (2023)

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Article History & Philosophy Of Science

Strengthening the Epistemic Case against Epistocracy and for Democracy

Jeroen Van Bouwel

Summary: This paper examines the epistemic superiority of epistocracy compared to democracy and argues for democracy by using empirical evidence from the literature on diversity's epistemic benefits and citizen science's epistemic contributions. It suggests that disenfranchising individuals based on their lack of specific knowledge is untenable from an epistemic perspective. Instead, the focus should be on creating a social structure that ensures diversity, inclusion, and productive interaction of multiple perspectives to minimize epistemic loss and increase epistemic productivity. Achieving these epistemic benefits requires a more democratic approach different from epistocracy.

SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY (2023)

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Article Humanities, Multidisciplinary