Upcoming Events
Political Epistemology at the Eastern APA
New York, January 15-19, 2024
“Political Truth” Michael Lynch (UConn)
“Algorithmic Amplification and the Right to Reach” Etienne Brown (UC San Jose)
“Beyond Misinformation” Carolina Flores (UC Santa Cruz)
Political Deference and Partisanship
Harvard University, March 24-25, 2023
Eric Beerbohm (Harvard), Zeynep Pamuk (LSE), Fabienne Peter (Warwick), Elise Woodard (MIT), Russell Muirhead (Dartmouth), Alex Guerrero (Rutgers), and Kevin Elliott (Murray State)
Political Epistemology at the Eastern APA
Montreal, January 4-7, 2023
“What’s Wrong with Political Deference?” Elise Woodard (MIT)
“Belief Formation in Antagonistic Information Environments” Endre Begby (SFU)
”The Skeptical Upshot of Social Cognition” Hrishikesh Joshi (BGSU)
3rd Annual Political Epistemology Conference
Amsterdam, December 7-8, 2022
Keynote Speakers:
Briana Toole, Claremont McKenna College
Aidan McGlynn, University of Edinburgh
Jana Bacevic, Durham University
Image © Benjamin Herges
Truth and Politics
Bamberg, Germany, August 18-19, 2022
Keynote Speakers
Fabienne Peter, Warwick University
Kai Spiekermann, London School of Economics
Previous Events
Political Epistemology Book Launch
May 20, 5pm (UK)
Speakers
Regina Rini (York), What Is Political Epistemology for?
Michael Lynch (UConn), Political Truth
Maria Baghramian (Dublin), The Politics of Expertise
Alex Worsnip (UNC Chapel Hill), (When) Do Political and Epistemic Norms Conflict?
Political Epistemology Network at the Pacific APA
San Francisco, April 8-11, 2020
“Science in Public Reason” Klemens Kappel
“Knowledge and Neutrality” Chelsea Rosenthal
“Conspiracy Theories and Propaganda” Giulia Napolitano
“Poverty, Meritocracy, & Epistemic Injustice” Alfred Archer and Leonie Smith
“Epistemic Injustice and the Problem of Antifeminist Women” Elizabeth Portella
“Fake News as a Noxious Market” Frank Cabreraand and Megan Fritts
Digital Political Epistemology (Postponed)
Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Keynote Speakers:
Regina Rini, York University
Annette Zimmerman, Princeton University
Political Epistemology Network at the Eastern APA
Philadelphia, January 11, 2020
Chair: Elizabeth Edenberg
Amanda R. Greene, “Is There Political Expertise?”
Michael Hannon, “The Illusion of Political Disagreement”
Étienne Brown, “Autonomy, Free Speech, & the Legal Regulation of Fake News”
2nd Annual Political Epistemology Conference
Amsterdam, December 13-14, 2019
Keynote Speakers:
Alessandra Tanesini, Professor of Philosophy, Cardiff
Lisa Herzog, Professor of Philosophy, Groningen
Under Pressure: Truth, Trust, and Democracy
London, Nov 28-29, 2019
with talks by:
Jason Stanley (Yale)
Asa Wikforss (Stockholm)
Quassim Cassam (Warwick)
Sarah Churchwell (London)
Michael Lynch (Connecticut)
Epistemic Norms for the New Public Sphere
Warwick University, September 19
This event is hosted by the AHRC-funded project Norms for the New Public Sphere, which brings together academic philosophers with media scholars, activists and professionals in order to investigate the opportunities and challenges that new social media pose for the public sphere. This first workshop will focus on the epistemic norms that can foster a public sphere in which democracy can flourish.
Ignorance and Irrationality in Politics
University of Nottingham, June 10-11, 2019
A common belief is that democracies require informed voters if they are to function well. But when the price to be adequately informed is too high, it makes sense for voters to guide their beliefs by their desire for comfort, affiliation, and belonging. Does this conflict with the epistemic demands of democracy? If it is true, as some political scientist and psychologists allege, that political belief-formation is primarily driven by social identities and ‘tribal’ allegiances, does this make us irrational?
The Ethics and Politics of Online Interaction
Christ Church, Oxford, May 14-15, 2019
This workshop will explore questions such as: How does misinformation and echo chambers contribute to polarization in liberal democracies? Can their effects by counteracted by online democratic deliberation? Can democratic states legitimately coerce social networking sites into modifying their online platforms to protect democratic values? What kinds of speech, if any, should be prohibited on the internet?
Workshop on Epistemology, Democracy, & Disagreement
Georgetown University, October 25-26, 2018
We are organizing a workshop for 14 authors contributing to a volume titled Political Epistemology. Participants are: David Estlund, Fabienne Peter, Elizabeth Edenberg, Jason Brennan, Catherine Elgin, Alexander Guerrero, Thomas Christiano, Regina Rini, Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij, Michael Hannon, Michael Lynch, Robert Talisse, Jeroen de Ridder, and Jennifer Lackey.
Post-Truth Politics in the Pub
Being Human Festival, November 2018
As part of the Being Human festival this November, we'll be organizing an event on "Post-Truth Politics in the Pub". After all, isn't the pub where most political debates take place? The plan is to have 4 speakers give short (i.e. 10 min) presentations to the general public, as well as engage them in discussion, in a pub in central London.
Political Epistemology Seminar Series
Institute of Philosophy, London, September 2018 - April 2019
The Political Epistemology Seminar ran from September 2018 - April 2019. It was funded by the Institute of Philosophy as well as a British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award. Speakers from all over the world were invited to present cutting-edge research at the intersection of epistemology and political philosophy.
Inaugural Political Epistemology Conference
London, May 10-11, 2018
Our kickoff event took place in London in May 2018. We had over 200 submissions from which we selected 5 speakers. The keynotes were Elizabeth Anderson, Robert Talisse, and Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij. Photos of the event are in our Gallery.