We meet on Wednesdays at 11am in Seminar Room 1. Organised by Cristian Larroulet Philippi and Ahmad Elabbar.
Lent Term 2023
Weeks 1–4: Seminars on 'Public Trust in Science and Justice'
The seminars will be led by two leading scholars in the field: Faik Kurtulmus (visiting from Sabancı University) and Stephen John.
25 January: Public Trust in Science: The Values Problem
Primary readings:
- Irzik, Gürol, and Faik Kurtulmus. 2019. 'What Is Epistemic Public Trust in Science?' The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 70(4): 1145–66.
- John, Stephen. 2018. 'Epistemic Trust and the Ethics of Science Communication: Against Transparency, Openness, Sincerity and Honesty.' Social Epistemology 32(2): 75–87.
Supplementary readings:
- Wilholt, Torsten. 2013. 'Epistemic Trust in Science.' The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 64(2): 233–53.
1 February: Public Trust in Science: The Values Problem (continued)
Primary readings:
- Boulicault, Marion, and S. Andrew Schroeder. 2021. 'Public Trust in Science: Exploring the Idiosyncrasy-Free Ideal.' In Social Trust, eds. Kevin Vallier and Michael Weber. New York, NY: Routledge: Routledge, 102–21.
- John, Stephen. 2017. 'From Social Values to P-Values: The Social Epistemology of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.' Journal of Applied Philosophy 34(2): 157–71.
Supplementary readings:
- Schroeder, S. Andrew. 2021. 'Democratic Values: A Better Foundation for Public Trust in Science.' The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 72(2): 545–62.
8 February: Distributive Epistemic Justice in Science
Primary readings:
- Irzik, Gürol, and Faik Kurtulmus. forthcoming. 'Distributive Epistemic Justice in Science.' The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Supplementary readings:
- Kurtulmus, Faik. 2020. 'The Epistemic Basic Structure.' Journal of Applied Philosophy 37(5): 818–35.
15 February: Distributive Epistemic Justice and Public Trust in Science: Some Complications
Primary readings:
- Kurtulmus, Faik. Unpublished manuscript. 'Distributive Epistemic Justice and Public Trust in Science'.
Supplementary readings:
- Grasswick, Heidi. 2018. 'Understanding Epistemic Trust Injustices and Their Harms.' Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements 84: 69–91.
- Harvard, Stephanie, and Eric Winsberg. 2022. 'The Epistemic Risk in Representation.' Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 32(1): 1–31.
- John, Stephen. 2011. 'Expert Testimony and Epistemological Free-Riding: The MMR Controversy.' The Philosophical Quarterly 61(244): 496–517.