Viviane Fairbank
Biographic Data
| ID | 2530738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viviane Fairbank |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viviane |
| FAMILY NAME | Fairbank |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRBANK V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Adoption Problem in the Philosophy of Logic
In the philosophy of logic, the Adoption Problem is a challenge to the claim that reasoners can, in certain ways, rationally change which logic they use. The (alleged) problem is that if someone does not already infer in accordance with some fundamental logical principles (such as Universal Instantiation or Modus Ponens), then they cannot rationally begin to do so: the "adoption" of these principles is either unnecessary or impossible. In the lit…
Should Science Journalists Know Science
Which additional epistemic skills or attributes must a competent journalist possess in order to produce competent science journalism? I aim to answer this question by bringing together insights from journalism, science communication, and epistemology. In Section 2, I outline the Epistemic Challenge for Science Journalism. In Section 3, I present the dominant answer in the literature, the Knowledge-Based Solution, and argue against it. In Section …
The Adoption Problem in the Philosophy of Logic
In the philosophy of logic, the Adoption Problem is a challenge to the claim that reasoners can, in certain ways, rationally change which logic they use. The (alleged) problem is that if someone does not already infer in accordance with some fundamental logical principles (such as Universal Instantiation or Modus Ponens), then they cannot rationally begin to do so: the "adoption" of these principles is either unnecessary or impossible. In the lit…
Should Science Journalists Know Science
Which additional epistemic skills or attributes must a competent journalist possess in order to produce competent science journalism? I aim to answer this question by bringing together insights from journalism, science communication, and epistemology. In Section 2, I outline the Epistemic Challenge for Science Journalism. In Section 3, I present the dominant answer in the literature, the Knowledge-Based Solution, and argue against it. In Section …
The Adoption Problem in the Philosophy of Logic
In the philosophy of logic, the Adoption Problem is a challenge to the claim that reasoners can, in certain ways, rationally change which logic they use. The (alleged) problem is that if someone does not already infer in accordance with some fundamental logical principles (such as Universal Instantiation or Modus Ponens), then they cannot rationally begin to do so: the "adoption" of these principles is either unnecessary or impossible. In the lit…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Contemporary philosophy (1 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 works) · General interest (1 works) · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (1 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (1 works) · Philosophical Ethics and Theory (1 works)