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October 2022

Epistemic Exploitation and Ontic Burnout

Epistemic Exploitation and Ontic Burnout

Posted on 31 October 2022 by

Picture a scene where, Amina, a Black woman, is out with a white male acquaintance, Ben. During the meal, a white woman approaches her, reaches out to touch her hair, […]

The Social Roots of Irrationality

The Social Roots of Irrationality

Posted on 17 October 2022 by

Many animals navigate their environments with the use of internal models. It is tempting to think of human beliefs as just a highly complex example of this strategy. On this […]

Two Types of Civility

Two Types of Civility

Posted on 3 October 2022 by

What is civility? It sounds fancy, but if we start with incivility we may get a better idea: incivility is obnoxiousness, rudeness, and generally a lot of what we would […]