Sep 2026· Personal Construct Theory & Practice· 0 citations
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Constructive alternativism, the philosophical position that the universe is always open to alternate interpretations, can be seen as consistent with current political rhetoric stating that conservative operatives are considering “alternative facts”. In this paper, I argue that such an interpretation of constructive alternativism is erroneous. I first explain the ways Kellian philosophy would argue that there is a real world that plays a role in our constructions of it. I then outline some criteria for evaluating whether constructions of the universe do justice to Kellian principles. I conclude with using these criteria to evaluate current political rhetoric in the United States.
Recent developments in the debate on epistemic injustice have expanded the original concept to include abstracta as epistemically unjust. Drawing on these arguments, we propose to distinguish between inherent conceptional epistemic injustice and contingent conception-mediated epistemic injustice. Applying this distinct...
Anke Jahn, Thor Hennelund Nielsen· Philosophy and Medicine· 0 citations
It is nearly half a century since moral philosophers first began to grapple with a series of troubling axiological paradoxes. It now looks as though they may resist satisfactory resolution. Concern is growing that this supports skepticism. I provide the first full articulation and defense of this concern in the form of...
There has been a recent surge of interest in normative internalism, according to which what you ought to do depends on your beliefs about morality. This view has potentially wide-reaching implications for practical action, policy choice, and societal norms. The view is motivated by certain compelling examples, but in...
This paper examines the interpretation of philosophical preconceptions as a central activity of teaching philosophy. Complementing approaches that focus primarily on learners’ preconceptions as starting points of inquiry, it develops an account of the epistemic structure of the teacher’s interpretive activity. Drawing...
N. Höppner· Journal of didactics of phil...· 0 citations
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