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Metaphysics as the Science of the Possible (2020)
Book Chapter
Miller, J. (2020). Metaphysics as the Science of the Possible. In R. Bliss, & J. Miller (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Metametaphysics (480-491). Routledge

This chapter considers the view that a central concern of metaphysics is what is possible. That is, the idea is that, unlike science, metaphysics studies not only what is actual, but the ways that reality could be. This view, if right, provides metap... Read More about Metaphysics as the Science of the Possible.

Dark Advertising and the Democratic Process (2020)
Book Chapter
Saunders, J. (2020). Dark Advertising and the Democratic Process. In K. Macnish, & J. Galliott (Eds.), Big data and democracy. Edinburgh University Press

Political advertising is changing. This chapter considers some of the implications of this for the democratic process. I begin with recent reports of online political advertising. From this, two related concerns emerge. The first is that online polit... Read More about Dark Advertising and the Democratic Process.

Epistemic Injustice and Implicit Bias (2020)
Book Chapter
Holroyd, J., & Puddifoot, K. (2020). Epistemic Injustice and Implicit Bias. In E. Beeghly, & A. Madva (Eds.), An Introduction to Implicit Bias: Knowledge, Justice and the Social Mind. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315107615

Because our knowledge-generating abilities are connected to our moral worth, we can wrong other people by treating them in ways that are disrespectful of their knowledge-generating abilities or place unjust epistemic burdens on them. Such wrongs are... Read More about Epistemic Injustice and Implicit Bias.

"Monkeys and Monads" (2020)
Book Chapter
Dunham, J. (2020). "Monkeys and Monads". In J. Weckend, & L. Strickland (Eds.), Leibniz's Legacy and Impact. Routledge

Causal Closure Principles (2019)
Book Chapter
Gibb, S. (2019). Causal Closure Principles. In S. Gibb, R. Findlay Hendry, & T. Lancaster (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Emergence. Routledge

Category Mistakes. (2019)
Book Chapter
Heil, J. (2019). Category Mistakes. In J. Cumpa (Ed.), Categorical Ontologies: From Realism to Eliminativism. Routledge

Cosmopsychism, micropsychism and the grounding relation (2019)
Book Chapter
Goff, P. (2020). Cosmopsychism, micropsychism and the grounding relation. In W. Seager (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of panpsychism. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717708

Constitutive micropsychism is the view that all facts are grounded in consciousness-involving facts at the micro-level. Constitutive cosmopsychism is the view that all facts are grounded in consciousness-involving facts concerning the universe. I arg... Read More about Cosmopsychism, micropsychism and the grounding relation.

Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis (2019)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, A., Macarthur, D., Squires, R., Tugby, M., & Wiseman, R. (2019). Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis. In P. Cheyne, A. Hamilton, & M. Paddison (Eds.), The philosophy of rhythm : aesthetics, music, poetics (15-42). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199347773.003.0002

The advantages of the dialogue form—in particular, the advantage of openness—have been neglected in post-eighteenth-century philosophy. Unlike the currently dominant journal article form, the present dialogue neither arrives at, nor seeks to impose,... Read More about Dialogue on Rhythm: Entrainment and the Dynamic Thesis.

Introduction (2019)
Book Chapter
Cowie, C., & Rowland, R. (2020). Introduction. In Companions in guilt : arguments in metaethics (1-16). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429454677-1

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to distinguish between two kinds of companions in guilt strategy: by analogy, and by entailment. It explores the methodology o... Read More about Introduction.

Implicit Bias and Prejudice (2019)
Book Chapter
Holroyd, J., & Puddifoot, K. (2019). Implicit Bias and Prejudice. In M. G. Fricker, J. H. Peter, & N. David Pedersen (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717937

Empirical research has substantiated the finding that very many of us harbour implicit biases: fast, automatic, and difficult to control processes that encode stereotypes and evaluative content, and influence how we think and behave. The influence of... Read More about Implicit Bias and Prejudice.

Philosophy, Bias and Stigma (2019)
Book Chapter
Bortolotti, L., & Puddifoot, K. (2019). Philosophy, Bias and Stigma. In P. D. Bubbio, & J. Malpass (Eds.), Why Philosophy?. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110650990-007

In this chapter we discuss the impact of philosophical research on our understanding of the world. Considering two examples from our areas of research, we argue that empirically informed philosophy can help us both reduce and control the effects of i... Read More about Philosophy, Bias and Stigma.

Structure versus whole versus one (2019)
Book Chapter
Marmodoro, A. (2019). Structure versus whole versus one. In L. Bellotti (Ed.), Logic, Language and Metaphysics. Pisa: ETS

Plotinus on Perception (2019)
Book Chapter
Marmodoro, A. (2019). Plotinus on Perception. In G. B, & S. J.f. (Eds.), The senses and the history of perception. Routledge