Evidentialism [philpapers]
forth., The Blackwell Companion to Epistemology, ed. Kurt Sylvan, Blackwell
forth., The Blackwell Companion to Epistemology, ed. Kurt Sylvan, Blackwell
Can epistemic paternalistic practices make us better evidentialist agents?
forth., Educational Theory (invited contribution for a special issue on epistemic vices)
Keywords: epistemic paternalism, evidentialism, epistemic nudges, epistemic virtues, education
forth., Educational Theory (invited contribution for a special issue on epistemic vices)
Keywords: epistemic paternalism, evidentialism, epistemic nudges, epistemic virtues, education
Evidential Internalism and Evidential Externalism [draft] [academia.edu]
2024. The Routledge Handbook for The Philosophy of Evidence, eds. Maria Lasonen-Aarnio and Clayton Littlejohn, Routledge
2024. The Routledge Handbook for The Philosophy of Evidence, eds. Maria Lasonen-Aarnio and Clayton Littlejohn, Routledge
Refuting two dilemmas for infallibilism. (with Maria Lasonen-Aarnio) [DOI]
2022. Philosophical Studies
Keywords: Infallibilism, defeat, skepticism; Jessica Brown has a response to this paper here
2022. Philosophical Studies
Keywords: Infallibilism, defeat, skepticism; Jessica Brown has a response to this paper here
Evidence, Risk, and Proof Paradoxes: Pessimism about the Epistemic Project
2021, The International Journal of Evidence and Proof
Keywords: Legal risk; evidence-law; normic risk; modal risk; relevant alternatives; Proof Paradoxes
Duncan Pritchard has a response to this paper here
2021, The International Journal of Evidence and Proof
Keywords: Legal risk; evidence-law; normic risk; modal risk; relevant alternatives; Proof Paradoxes
Duncan Pritchard has a response to this paper here
No Infelicity for the Infallibilist [DOI] [open access] [Philpapers]
2021, Thoeria
Keywords: Externalism; Probability 1 Infallibilism; Jessica Brown; Skepticism; E=K
2021, Thoeria
Keywords: Externalism; Probability 1 Infallibilism; Jessica Brown; Skepticism; E=K
Reflective Access, Closure, and Epistemological Disjunctivism [DOI] [philpapers] [academia.edu]
2019, Episteme
Keywords: Access Problem; Reflective Access; Epistemological Disjunctivism; Closure principle for reflective knowledge
2019, Episteme
Keywords: Access Problem; Reflective Access; Epistemological Disjunctivism; Closure principle for reflective knowledge
Armchair Access and Imagination [DOI] [philpapers]
in Dialectica (2018)
Keywords: Evidential Externalism; McKinsey Paradox; Imagination; E=K; A priori knowledge
in Dialectica (2018)
Keywords: Evidential Externalism; McKinsey Paradox; Imagination; E=K; A priori knowledge
Reassessing the Case Against Evidential Externalism (with Aidan McGlynn) [DOI] [final draft]
2018. The Factive Turn in Epistemology, ed. V. Mitova, Cambridge University Press
2018. The Factive Turn in Epistemology, ed. V. Mitova, Cambridge University Press
Other Writings
In progress at different stages or under review (titles omitted). Email me for drafts.
Epistemology
I have papers on the following topics:
1) Evidentialism about Epistemic Justification
2) Knowledge-first epistemology and inferential knowledge
3) The practice of demanding evidence from speakers
4) A new puzzle for questioning-attitudes
5) Norms of evidence-gathering and epistemic ostriching (with Joshua Rowan Thorpe)
Philosophy of Law and Ethics
6) On sexual consent (with Joshua Rowan Thorpe)
7) On the special status of legal testimony Topics (a follow up to the paper published in The International Journal of Evidence and Proof)
8) On probabilities, normalcy, and environmental risk (based on a talk I gave at COP26, Glasgow)
I have papers on the following topics:
1) Evidentialism about Epistemic Justification
2) Knowledge-first epistemology and inferential knowledge
3) The practice of demanding evidence from speakers
4) A new puzzle for questioning-attitudes
5) Norms of evidence-gathering and epistemic ostriching (with Joshua Rowan Thorpe)
Philosophy of Law and Ethics
6) On sexual consent (with Joshua Rowan Thorpe)
7) On the special status of legal testimony Topics (a follow up to the paper published in The International Journal of Evidence and Proof)
8) On probabilities, normalcy, and environmental risk (based on a talk I gave at COP26, Glasgow)
Selected Recent Presentations (*peer reviewed) (**invited speaker)
- TBA. Surrey Centre for Law and Philosophy, Feb 2024
- When should I ostrich?, University of Zurich, 27 Sept 2023
- Knowledge-first Evidentialism, St Andrews, Scottish Early Career Epistemology, August 23
- Do we need another notion of risk? (with Claire Field), Varieties of Risk Final Workshop, June 23
- **Inferential knowledge-first?, Knowledge and Society, COGITO, University of Glasgow, 14 June 23
- **(When) should I ostrich?, Digital Knowledge, University of Aberdeen, March 2023
- **Sex, Consent, and Patriarchy (w Joshua Rowan Thorpe), Workshop in language and knowledge, University of Edinburgh, Jan 2023
- **Sex, Consent, and Patriarchy (w Joshua Rowan Thorpe), Philosophy Research Seminar, University of Bristo, June 2022
- * 'On trust, evidentialism, and standpoint theories'. European Epistemology Network, University of Glasgow, June 2022
- **Testimony, Competence, and Communication in the Law, Stirling Visiting Speaker Seminar, University of Stirling, 2022
- *Testimony, Competence, and Communication in the Law, SIFA2021, Noto (online)
- **Testimony, Competence, and Communication in the Law, LanCog Social Epistemology Workshop, Lisbon University, May 2021
- Why Testimony is enough, Ethics Work In Progress Seminar, University of Edinburgh, March 2021
- Departmental Work in Progress Meeting, University of Edinburgh, Feb 2021
- ** No infelicity for the Infallibilist, Online WIP workshop on skepticism, Vrije Univerisity/UNAM University, Jan 2021
- ** A dilemma for inquiry-first epistemology? Philosophers Meet Critics: symposium on Chris Kelp "Inquiry, knowledge, and understanding", CONCEPT Cologne, Jan 2021
- * 'Evidence, proof, and institutional injustice', Edinburgh Legal Theory Group, University of Edinburgh, UK, Oct 2020
- **'How Testimony and Rational Trust are intertwined', Online Cogito Work in Progress Seminar, Glasgow University, 2020
- **'Come essere un'evidenzialista'. Analisi Filosofica, University of Pavia, Italy, 2020
- **'Evidence, proof and Institutional injustice', Responsibility, Knowledge, and Belief, ERC Project Roots of Responsibility, UCL, 2019
- *'Testimonial Evidence and Proof Paradoxes'. Legal Philosophy Workshop, University of Surrey School of Law, UK, 2019
- **'On Infallibilism and Underdetermination'. Cogito Seminar, University of Glasgow, UK, 2019
- **'On The Infelicity Problem for Probability 1 Infallibilism'. Symposium on Jessica Brown's 'Fallibilism: Evidence and Knowledge', as part of Knowledge and Evidence Conference, University of Glasgow, UK 2019
- **'Rethinking the Relationship between Evidence, Justification, and Knowledge'. Philosophy Seminar, University of Tampere, 2019
- **'Rethinking the Relationship between Evidence, Justification, and Knowledge' Theoretical Philosophy Research Seminar, University of Helsinki, 2018
- *'What Evidentialism?'. European Epistemology Network Conference, Vrije University of Amsterdam, 2018
- **Evidence-first vs. Knowledge-first Evidentialism'. Knowledge-First: Themes from Tim Williamson, University of Cardiff, UK, 2018
- *Internalism as Mentalism: How Well Motivated? How Much Internalism?. 12th CSSiP with Conee & Feldman, University of Cologne, 2017
- *Infallibilism, E=K, and The Sceptical Threat. 9th ECAP meeting, LMU Munich, 2017
- On the Sceptical Implications of Infallibilism. The Ockham Society, University of Oxford, 2017
- *Troubles for Epistemological Disjunctivism. New Trends in Epistemology, University of Pavia, 2017
- *Troubles for Epistemological Disjunctivism. Perception & Justified Belief, Ruhr-University Bochum, 2017
- **Evidence and Conspiracy Theories. (Guest Lecturer) Oxbridge Academic Program, University of Oxford, 2017
- *Why E=K is OK: A Response to Silins. XXV SIUCC: SEFA’s Workshop on Timothy Williamson, University of Valencia, 2016
- *The Access Problem for E=K. Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy, SIFA2016 Conference, Pistoia, 2016
- *Evidential Externalism and the Armchair Access Problem. 6th Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy, Salzburg, 2016
- *Self-Knowledge Through Imagination. Evidence and Imagination Conference, University of Graz, 2016
- *A Paradox for Epistemological Disjunctivism. 3rd Conference by Women in Philosophy, Vrije University of Amsterdam, 2016
- A Response in Epistemology, WIP MA Series, University of Edinburgh, 2015
- Knowledge and The Ethics of Assertion, 4th EthicsFest, University of Edinburgh, 2015