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Intellectual Virtues Online – Part 2

Intellectual Virtues Online – Part 2

Posted on 26 May 2025 by

In my last entry, I praised the advantages of intellectual virtues in an online environment. This time, I briefly consider why too much of a focus on intellectual virtues might […]

Intellectual Virtues Online – Part 1

Intellectual Virtues Online – Part 1

Posted on 12 May 2025 by

For the second year in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked misinformation and disinformation among the top global risks. And few places provide more opportunities for spreading misinformation […]

The Epistemology of Rumours

The Epistemology of Rumours

Posted on 8 January 2024 by

Rumours disrupt official lines of communication and can derail policy. During the 2013 – 2016 West African Ebola outbreak, rumours were that medics were stealing bodies to be sold for […]