Social Epistemology: A Quarter-Century Itinerary

Abstract

Examining the origin and development of my views of social epistemology, I contrast my position with the position held by analytic social epistemologists. Analytic social epistemology (ASE) has failed to make significant progress owing, in part, to a minimal understanding of actual knowledge practices, a minimised role for philosophers in ongoing inquiry, and a focus on maintaining the status quo of epistemology as a field. As a way forward, I propose questions and future areas of inquiry for a post-ASE to address.

Keywords:

• Analytic Social Epistemology
• Cognitive Economy
• Default Positions
• Epistemic Values
• Interdisciplinarity
• Social Epistemology

Notes

Much of this article was adapted from an extended interview with Vincent Hendricks and Duncan Pritchard on significant figures in the field of social epistemology.