R.L. Dane 
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The Pleasure PrincipleWhy Smart People Believe Obviously Wrong Things
Between propaganda and "A.I.," #epistemology seems to be a dying skill 😕
JxHxBxRI’m also interested in general epistemology ( #epistemology), ontology ( #ontology), and philosophy of education (#philosophyofeducation).
As for cinema ( #cinema), I’m passionate about B-movies and Kieślowski, and I enjoy discovering all kinds of films.
Pascal QuachHi Mastodon! I'm Pascal and new to Mastodon. I'm a computer engineer and a researcher in operations research. I'm a (fairly) strong advocate for #openSource and #openScience. I'm interested in many topics but mostly #sustainability #privacy #lowtech #epistemology.
I'm a bit of a #typesetting nerd, so I use #LaTeX (or #TeX), and #Typst. I maintain two Typst packages: glossarium and algorithmic.
I have some free time before my next work contract starts, so I have been slowly going through my personal projects backlog...
Looking forward to meet people here!
Philo Sophies🪞Understanding #SelfReference and #Consciousness 🤔
The human #brain as a #selfreferentialsystem: An exciting perspective on consciousness!
📎 https://philosophies.de/index.php/2021/12/05/wie-wirklich-ist-bewusstsein/
📺 https://youtu.be/0LG4gU_jfik
#Neuroscience #Neurophilosophy #Cognition #PhilosophyOfMind #HardProblem #Epistemology #Subjectivity #SelfModel #MindBrainProblem #Reality #BCI #NeuralNetworks #ThomasMetzinger #DavidChalmers #AntonioDamasio #DanielDennett #GerhardRoth #Zoomposium
ThomasRE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116336626911568856
Sometimes we have the chance to re-assess our understanding of the world, and we have to be very careful to put what we think we know into perspective. The article below describes such a chance, to get a better understanding of the boundary between what we know as the Ediacaran and the Cambrian world. If such a boundary even exists.
#science #epistemology
Association REDefineClarity is often treated like a formatting tool - something that makes ideas easier, faster, more digestible.
But what if that’s not what we need?
This piece is about a different kind of clarity.
Not the kind that simplifies , but the kind that helps us stay oriented when things are complex, noisy, and moving fast.
It’s about learning how to see, not just how to consume.
#CriticalThinking
#SystemsThinking
#DigitalSociety
#Epistemology
#MediaLiteracy
#AIandSociety
Domingos FariaWhat Do We Owe Experts? Epistemic Authority and Social Responsibility: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-026-00680-8
What Do We Owe Experts? Epistemic Authority and Social Responsibility - Acta Analytica
This paper develops a normative account of our epistemic duties towards experts and expertise, advancing two complementary models of such duties. In an optimisation model, disregarding expertise constitutes a violation of the general norms of epistemic efficiency. In a reputational model, the manner in which expert testimony is accepted or disregarded has tangible effects on the epistemic social environment, thereby generating context-sensitive commitments. In many cases, disrespect for expertise undermines the collective calibration of epistemic trust. This account explains why disrespect for expertise constitutes a distinctive epistemic fault while avoiding the excesses of assurance-based and pre-emption theories. It also addresses the problem of predatory experts, showing how norms of epistemic reputation can justify the suspension of trust in cases of abuse without collapsing into general scepticism about expertise.
Michael PiotrowskiTo be honest, I was a bit stressed about potential last-minute issues, but in the end, yesterday’s workshop on “Structure and Interpretation: Towards Computational Historiographical Modeling” went smoothly.
Thanks again to our keynote speaker Manfred Thaller and our invited speakers: @sdevaleriola, @feichtimo, @resonanzfilter, Sébastien Poublanc, and @ChristianWachter.
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