Jonathan Kvanvig’s Epistemology Course

by Paul Pardi 16. June 2011 00:27
Leading epistemologist Jonathan Kvanvig has posted the slides for his upper division epistemology course here. They cover the roots of epistemology, skepticism, foundationalism and coherentism, internalism and externalism and epistemic value.

Fordham Epistemology and Ethics Workshop

by Paul Pardi 25. May 2011 22:48
Starting next year, Fordham will be hosting a series of epistemology and ethics workshops at its Lincoln Center Campus in Manhattan. For the 2011-2012 academic year, speakers will include: Macalester Bell (Columbia), Lara Buchak (Berkeley), Ruth Chang (Rutgers), Trent Dougherty (Baylor), Bennett Fo... [More]

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My Time with Alvin Plantinga

by Paul Pardi 16. May 2011 01:39
I first encountered Alvin Plantinga’s work back in the early 1990s when I was going through a particularly excruciating intellectual crisis. Twenty years later I was able to sit down with him and talk about his newest book.
I first encountered Alvin Plantinga’s work back in the early 1990s when I was going through a particularly excruciating intellectual crisis. Twenty years later I was able to sit down with him and talk about his newest book. [More]

Logic and Methodology Workshop

by Paul Pardi 4. May 2011 19:35
May 14-15, 2011 Cordura Hall 100, CSLI Stanford University The goal of the Logic and Methodology Workshop is to bring together senior and up-and-coming researchers in logic, epistemology, and philosophy of science to explore the interactions between these disciplines. Topics from formal episte... [More]

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The Journal Episteme is Changing

by Paul Pardi 2. May 2011 22:34
The journal will be published by Cambridge University Press (currently being published by Edinburgh University Press) and, more importantly, will cover all of epistemology (formerly it covered just social epistemology). This is a big announcement and the journal's growth and broadened emphasis is an... [More]

The Influence of Religious Belief on Behavior

by Paul Pardi 1. May 2011 01:46
A new study looks at the relationship of one’s view of God to ethical behavior. The study found that the difference in one’s view of cheating does not differ along the theist/atheist lines. However, if one views God as more retributive, he or she would be less inclined to cheat than one who does not... [More]

Varieties of Human Cortical Color Vision

by Paul Pardi 27. April 2011 19:28
Conference and workshop. Philosophers, neurophysiologists, psychologists and researchers within the cognitive sciences are warmly invited to attend the conference and to submit posters. The focus of this conference is “colour beyond the retina”, both the normal neurophysiology of human cortical c... [More]

Protesting Protestantism

by Paul Pardi 24. April 2011 00:57
On Easter Sunday are you still celebrating that Ol' Time Religion? USA Today says things are changing.
On Easter Sunday are you still celebrating that Ol' Time Religion? USA Today says things are changing. [More]

Is Religion to Blame–Part III

by Rick Pimentel 9. April 2011 17:17
War and conflict are not unique to religion as they are not unique to atheism. The problem is not religion or anti-religion, the problem is human nature itself. Equally important is the central message of the ideology in question.
War and conflict are not unique to religion as they are not unique to atheism. The problem is not religion or anti-religion, the problem is human nature itself. Equally important is the central message of the ideology in question. [More]

DRAFT: It Is Not Possible To Know the Bible Is True: A Proof

by Paul Pardi 3. April 2011 17:02
In this draft, I attempt to unpack an argument by Dr. Jason Lisle of Answers in Genesis in which he believes he has an ironclad logical proof for the claim that we know the Bible is true. I don't believe he makes his case and I attempt to show why in this essay.
In this draft, I attempt to unpack an argument by Dr. Jason Lisle of Answers in Genesis in which he believes he has an ironclad logical proof for the claim that we know the Bible is true. I don't believe he makes his case and I attempt to show why in this essay. [More]

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