Epistemic Blame: Theory and Practice 16-17 Mar 2022 (with videos)
Epistemic Blame Workshop: Theory and Practice
Live in Johannesburg and Online Zoom Workshop
Department of Philosophy, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
16–17 March 2022
Free Zoom registration
The African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg in collaboration with the Zurich Epistemology Group on Rationality (Zegra) will host a live and online workshop which will revolve around the concept of epistemic blame, its role in epistemology, and its relevance for applied questions in epistemology such as epistemic injustice, epistemic decolonization, white ignorance, and the philosophy of the internet.
Programme
(All times are SAST=GMT+2)
| Times (SAST) | Wednesday 16th March |
10:00-11:00 | Sebastian Schmidt – Moralizing Epistemic Blame. University of Zürich (In person) |
11:10-12:10 | Jesús Navarro – Putting the Blame on the Radical Sceptic. University of Seville (Online) |
Coffee | |
12:30-13:30 | Melanie Sarzano – The Epistemic Innocence of Medical Gaslighting. University of Zürich (Online) |
Lunch | |
14:30-15:30 | Robin McKenna – Medina on Epistemic Responsibility. University of Liverpool (Online) |
Coffee | |
15:50-16:50 | Marie Van Loon- ‘How Can You Even Believe This?’: Surprise as a Blaming Reactive Attitude. University of Zürich (Online) |
Times (SAST) | Thursday 17th March |
10:00-11:00 | Cameron Boult – Norms of Epistemic Criticism. University of Brandon (In person) |
11:10-12:10 | Arturs Logins – Degrees of Epistemic Blameworthiness. University of Zürich (Online) |
Coffee | |
12:30-13:30 | Veli Mitova – Epistemic Blame without Relationships. University of Johannesburg (In person) |
Lunch | |
14:30-15:30 | Anne Meylan & Sebastian Schmidt – Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine: is there anything wrong with this? University of Zürich (Online) |
Coffee | |
15:50-16:50 | Elise Woodard – Epistemic Blame and Atonement. University of Michigan (Online) |