John Pollock
Biographic Data
| ID | 1159683 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Pollock |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Pollock |
| SIGNATURE | POLLOCK J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8502-8851 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1904 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Epistemic Bubbles and Contextual Discordance
Recent work in social epistemology has drawn attention to various problematic social epistemic phenomena that are common within online networks. Nguyen (2020) argues that it is important to distinguish epistemic bubbles from echo chambers. An epistemic bubble is an information structure that merely lacks information or sources that would be relevant or important to the user. An echo chamber is a structure in which dissenting opinions are, not nec…
Linguistic Understanding and Testimonial Warrant
Testimonial knowledge and content preservation
Most work in the epistemology of testimony is built upon a simple model of communication according to which, when the speaker asserts that p, the hearer must recover this very content, p. In this paper, I argue that this ‘Content Preservation Model’ of communication cannot bear the weight placed on it by contemporary work on testimony. It is popularly thought that testimonial exchanges are often successful such that we gain a great deal of knowle…
Content internalism and conceptual engineering
Cappelen (Fixing language, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018) proposes a radically externalist framework (the ‘Austerity Framework’) for conceptual engineering. This approach embraces the following two theses. Firstly, the mechanisms that underlie conceptual engineering are inscrutable: they are too complex, unstable and non-systematic for us to grasp. Secondly, the process of conceptual engineering is largely beyond our control. One might th…
Holism, conceptual role, and conceptual similarity
Holistic views of content claim that we each speak and think in distinct and idiosyncratic idiolects: although we may often entertain thoughts with similar contents, the content of our thoughts can never be type-identical. Many authors find this feature of holism problematic. Denying that two subjects can share thought content seems to lead to difficulties when it comes to providing accounts of various intersubjective phenomena, such as communica…
Journalism and Human Rights
This book is the first collection of original research to explore links between demographics and media coverage of emerging human rights issues. It covers cross-national reporting on human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, water contamination, and child labour; and same-sex marriage, Guantanamo detainee rights, immigration reform, and post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. The research asks questions such as: What are the principal catalysts t…
How to Build a Person
Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Problems of Knowledge Chapter 3 Foundations Theories Chapter 4 Coherence Theories Chapter 5 Externalism Chapter 6 Epistemic Norms Chapter 7 Epistemology and Rationality Chapter 8 Direct Realism Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Authors
Wilberforce
Die Blutzeugen aus den Tagen der Titus Oates-Verschworung (1678-1781)
Content internalism and conceptual engineering
Cappelen (Fixing language, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018) proposes a radically externalist framework (the ‘Austerity Framework’) for conceptual engineering. This approach embraces the following two theses. Firstly, the mechanisms that underlie conceptual engineering are inscrutable: they are too complex, unstable and non-systematic for us to grasp. Secondly, the process of conceptual engineering is largely beyond our control. One might th…
Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Problems of Knowledge Chapter 3 Foundations Theories Chapter 4 Coherence Theories Chapter 5 Externalism Chapter 6 Epistemic Norms Chapter 7 Epistemology and Rationality Chapter 8 Direct Realism Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Authors
Die Blutzeugen aus den Tagen der Titus Oates-Verschworung (1678-1781)
Die Blutzeugen aus den Tagen der Titus Oates-Verschworung (1678-1781)
Wilberforce
Contemporary Theories of Knowledge
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Problems of Knowledge Chapter 3 Foundations Theories Chapter 4 Coherence Theories Chapter 5 Externalism Chapter 6 Epistemic Norms Chapter 7 Epistemology and Rationality Chapter 8 Direct Realism Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index Chapter 11 About the Authors
How to Build a Person
Journalism and Human Rights
This book is the first collection of original research to explore links between demographics and media coverage of emerging human rights issues. It covers cross-national reporting on human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, water contamination, and child labour; and same-sex marriage, Guantanamo detainee rights, immigration reform, and post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States. The research asks questions such as: What are the principal catalysts t…
Holism, conceptual role, and conceptual similarity
Holistic views of content claim that we each speak and think in distinct and idiosyncratic idiolects: although we may often entertain thoughts with similar contents, the content of our thoughts can never be type-identical. Many authors find this feature of holism problematic. Denying that two subjects can share thought content seems to lead to difficulties when it comes to providing accounts of various intersubjective phenomena, such as communica…
Content internalism and conceptual engineering
Cappelen (Fixing language, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2018) proposes a radically externalist framework (the ‘Austerity Framework’) for conceptual engineering. This approach embraces the following two theses. Firstly, the mechanisms that underlie conceptual engineering are inscrutable: they are too complex, unstable and non-systematic for us to grasp. Secondly, the process of conceptual engineering is largely beyond our control. One might th…
Linguistic Understanding and Testimonial Warrant
Testimonial knowledge and content preservation
Most work in the epistemology of testimony is built upon a simple model of communication according to which, when the speaker asserts that p, the hearer must recover this very content, p. In this paper, I argue that this ‘Content Preservation Model’ of communication cannot bear the weight placed on it by contemporary work on testimony. It is popularly thought that testimonial exchanges are often successful such that we gain a great deal of knowle…
Epistemic Bubbles and Contextual Discordance
Recent work in social epistemology has drawn attention to various problematic social epistemic phenomena that are common within online networks. Nguyen (2020) argues that it is important to distinguish epistemic bubbles from echo chambers. An epistemic bubble is an information structure that merely lacks information or sources that would be relevant or important to the user. An echo chamber is a structure in which dissenting opinions are, not nec…
Philosophy (8 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Contemporary philosophy (2 works) · GRASP (2 works) · Law (2 works)