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78Deep Disagreement (Part 1): Theories of Deep DisagreementPhilosophy Compass 17 (12). 2022.Some disagreements concern our most fundamental beliefs, principles, values, or worldviews, such as those about the existence of God, society and politics, or the trustworthiness of science. These are ‘deep disagreements’. But what exactly are deep disagreements? This paper critically overviews theories of deep disagreement. It does three things. First, it explains the differences between deep and other kinds of disagreement, including peer, persistent, and widespread disagreement. Second, it cr…Read more
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89Deep Disagreement (Part 2): Epistemology of Deep DisagreementPhilosophy Compass 17 (12). 2022.What is the epistemological significance of deep disagreement? Part I explored the nature of deep disagreement, while Part II considers its epistemological significance. It focuses on two core problems: the incommensurability and the rational resolvability problems. We critically survey key responses to these challenges, before raising worries for a variety of responses to them, including skeptical, relativist, and absolutist responses to the incommensurability problem, and to certain steadfast …Read more
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60Deep Disagreement (Part 2): Epistemology of Deep DisagreementPhilosophy Compass 17 (12). 2022.What is the epistemological significance of deep disagreement? Part I explored the nature of deep disagreement, while Part II considers its epistemological significance. It focuses on two core problems: the incommensurability and the rational resolvability problems. We critically survey key responses to these challenges, before raising worries for a variety of responses to them, including skeptical, relativist, and absolutist responses to the incommensurability problem, and to certain steadfast …Read more
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66Deep Disagreement (Part 1): Theories of Deep DisagreementPhilosophy Compass 17 (12). 2022.Some disagreements concern our most fundamental beliefs, principles, values, or worldviews, such as those about the existence of God, society and politics, or the trustworthiness of science. These are ‘deep disagreements’. But what exactly are deep disagreements? This paper critically overviews theories of deep disagreement. It does three things. First, it explains the differences between deep and other kinds of disagreement, including peer, persistent, and widespread disagreement. Second, it cr…Read more
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120Epistemic injustice and deepened disagreementPhilosophical Studies 178 (5): 1571-1592. 2020.Sometimes ordinary disagreements become deep as a result of epistemic injustice. The paper explores a hitherto unnoticed connection between two phenomena that have received ample attention in recent social epistemology: deep disagreement and epistemic injustice. When epistemic injustice comes into play in a regular disagreement, this can lead to higher-order disagreement about what counts as evidence concerning the original disagreement, which deepens the disagreement. After considering a common…Read more
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Vrije UniversityDoctoral student
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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Areas of Specialization
Disagreement |
Areas of Interest
Feminist Epistemology |
Epistemologies of Ignorance |
Epistemic Injustice |
Disagreement |