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Philosophy
Thomas Christiano
Summary: Algorithmic communications present challenges to democracy by polarizing voters, undermining the deliberative potential of a democratic society, eroding the epistemic potential of broad participation in democracy, and threatening political equality. Political sophistication is crucial to counter this vulnerability and can be enhanced by changing the terms of economic life.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Philosophy
C. Thi Nguyen
Summary: In her BBC Reith Lectures, Onora O'Neill criticizes transparency, arguing that it can lead to deception and force experts to act in ways that can be justified to the public but may not align with their expertise or community knowledge. The tension between trust and transparency presents a practical dilemma that requires compromise to navigate effectively.
PHILOSOPHY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Benedetta Giovanola, Simona Tiribelli
Summary: This paper explores fairness in algorithmic decision-making (ADM) and proposes an ethical redefinition of fairness. By analyzing the current state and limitations of the discussion, fairness is defined as an ethical value that encompasses three main components in terms of distribution and social relationships. The implications of this redefinition on ADM are analyzed, highlighting the profound effects each component has on the criteria ADM should meet.
ETHICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Philosophy
Susana Monso
Summary: This paper discusses whether animals can possess a concept of death, proposes a set of minimal conditions to determine this understanding, and discusses the approach to finding relevant evidence.
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
John Symons, Ramon Alvarado
Summary: Technologies that utilize data science methods can cause epistemic harms which can be unjust. It is important to recognize and address these harms. Through examples from the criminal justice system, workplace hierarchies, and educational contexts, we explain the types of epistemic injustices that can result from common uses of data science technologies.
Article
Philosophy
Martin Weichold, Zuzanna Rucinska
Summary: This paper aims to synthesize enactivist cognitive science and practice theory to develop a new account of pretend play, which is seen as a way to help children master the complex sociocultural contingencies of social practices. Pretend play is considered as alternative sense-making related to ordinary social practices.
PHENOMENOLOGY AND THE COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Daniel Williams
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2023)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Deborah G. Mayo, David Hand
Summary: This article clarifies the ongoing controversy surrounding statistical significance testing, reinterprets statistical significance tests, and argues against recent recommendations to replace or abandon statistical significance, highlighting the importance of testing observed patterns in data.
Article
Ethics
Jessica Pepp, Eliot Michaelson, Rachel Sterken
Summary: In response to the argument that academics and journalists should abandon the term 'fake news', the authors argue that the reasons provided are not sufficient to justify such abandonment. They believe that there are valid reasons to continue discussing fake news.
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Guglielmo Tamburrini
Summary: This article examines the ethical implications of the growing AI carbon footprint and highlights the importance of fairly distributing responsibilities among different groups involved. It also discusses the emergence of a global ethical issue related to the threats that AI-powered cyberweapons pose to nuclear weapons systems.
Article
History & Philosophy Of Science
Simon Susen
Summary: This paper examines the rise of the 'posthuman condition' over the past decades by analyzing concepts such as posthumanism, post-anthropocentrism, and critical posthumanities. It evaluates the extent to which these concepts challenge traditional humanist assumptions and advocate for more diverse and symbiotic relationships in society.
SOCIAL EPISTEMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Anna Drozdzowicz
Summary: This paper discusses the nature of experiences of utterance understanding and presents two challenges for the view that we can become perceptually aware of meaning properties. The first challenge is to provide a plausible model of meaning perception, while the second challenge is to accommodate the crucial role of cognition in the etiology of such experiences. Drawing on these observations, the author suggests a new account, according to which experiences of understanding involve both perceptual and cognitive elements.
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
(2023)
Article
Philosophy
Arianna Falbo
Summary: This article discusses the puzzle of combining two incompatible norms of inquiry and proposes a solution. The author argues that rejecting the prohibition on inquiring into a question while believing an answer to it is the best way to resolve the puzzle and highlights two areas in the epistemology of inquiry that deserve further investigation.
Article
Philosophy
Matthew Ratcliffe, Eleanor A. Byrne
Summary: This paper emphasizes the role of narrative in grief, highlighting its positive contributions to sustaining, restoring, and revising one's sense of self. Narratives not only provide structure and coherence, but also disrupt established structure and open up new possibilities, underscoring the importance of interpersonal, social, and cultural factors in shaping the trajectory of grief.
PHILOSOPHICAL EXPLORATIONS
(2022)
Article
Philosophy
Roy Dings, Leon C. de Bruin
Summary: The article provides a conceptualization of self(-illness) ambiguity and argues that it is a ubiquitous phenomenon. Self-ambiguity is best explained by a multidimensional account, where any change to a self-aspect may lead to overall self-ambiguity. Self-ambiguity comes in degrees and complexity is the most useful dimension to organize cases of self-ambiguity.
PHILOSOPHICAL EXPLORATIONS
(2022)
Article
Ethics
Daniel Alexander Abrahams
Summary: This article argues that the primary goal of statues honoring public figures is to create and shape a collective identity. The author examines defenses for keeping statues of John A. Macdonald and shows that the concern is not defending Macdonald's character but rather the fear of "erasing history." The article also discusses the failure of the "objective history" argument and provides a defense of how group identities are not fixed and can change over time.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Philosophy
Marc Lange
Summary: Many philosophers argue that explanatoriness has no special role in confirmation. This paper critiques the strategy of fitting inference to the best explanation (IBE) within a Bayesian framework and proposes a Bayesian account that incorporates explanatory quality into IBE.
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Eric Raidl, Andrea Iacona, Vincenzo Crupi
Summary: This paper presents a sound and complete system of conditional logic, which is based on Chrysippus' idea and accommodates the analysis proposed by Crupi and Iacona. The soundness and completeness proofs rely on a general method elaborated by Raidl, applicable to various systems of conditional logic.
REVIEW OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC
(2022)
Article
Philosophy
Manuel Gustavo Isaac
Summary: This paper addresses the lack of research on how to conceive concepts for the purpose of conceptual engineering. It proposes a methodological framework for evaluating concepts and develops a typology that contrasts philosophical and psychological concepts. The study shows that the psychological concept of concept is more effective for conceptual engineering. This provides a baseline for further improvement of conceptual engineering.
Article
Philosophy
Milena Ivanova
Summary: This article explores the aesthetics of experiments and provides a framework for analyzing how aesthetics features in the design, evaluation, and reception. Design and significance are identified as the two dimensions of aesthetic evaluation. The qualities of simplicity, economy, and aptness in design are analyzed using the Meselson-Stahl experiment as an example. The article argues against a narrow interpretation of experimental aims and highlights the diversity of aesthetic responses to experiments.
