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Taylor Matthews @Tays95

Research Fellow on the ERC Advanced Grant project ‘The Ethics of Doubt’ @Sotonphilosophy, @ethics_of_doubt. CAFC & Surrey fan.

Joined January 2011
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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: Next week (15 May), the project is hosting a workshop entitled "Conspiracy Theory and Hinge Epistemology". We have a g…

Conspiracy Theory and Hinge Epistemology - ethicsofdoubt.org

This workshop will bring together a range of scholars working on the philosophy of conspiracy theories and hinge epistemology, as well as themes at the intersections of these areas.

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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: Genia Schönbaumsfeld is giving the Newman Centre Annual Lecture in Philosophy of Religion @ucddublin on 16 April, ent…
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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: Genia Schönbaumsfeld is giving a talk entitled "Dialectical Intrepidity" at "The Faculty of All Faculties: Re-Imaginin…
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We're hiring a research fellow! Come and join me at @Ethics_of_Doubt and @SotonPhilosophy. Spread the word far and wide, particularly to those working on the philosophy of conspiracy theories! See details below for more information about the job.
The Ethics of Doubt@Ethics_of_Doubt
23 Oct 2025
We are hiring!! A 2-year fixed term research fellow position is available on the project. For more info and how to apply, see here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…
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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: On 17 September, the project is hosting its second workshop of the year, entitled "Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue…
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Should we take virtuous acts, instead of traits, as evaluatively and conceptually primary? I address this question here: wp.me/p1Bfg0-act

Should We Take Virtuous Acts as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary? Taylor Matthews

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This paper is a response to Nastasia Müller's insightful paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Taking Virtuous Acts, not Virtuous Traits, as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary

According to the traditional view of responsibilist virtue, virtuous traits are evaluatively and conceptually primary, such that virtuous acts are derived or proceed from virtue. Responsibilist vir...

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The Ethics of Doubt@Ethics_of_Doubt
30 Jun 2025
Genia Schönbaumsfeld will be participating in an online book launch tomorrow at @AIWG_de, discussing her chapter in a forthcoming volume entitled "The Grammar of 'God' in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam". Watch the book launch here: youtube.com/watch?v=mdHFtAiF… @SotonPhilosophy

Book Talk: „The Grammar of ‘God’ in Judaism, Christianity and Islam“

Der nächste Book Talk der AIWG findet am 1. Juli statt. Im Mittelpu...

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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: It was great to hear talks on scepticism, belief, and inquiry at the project’s workshop “Epistemological Themes in Kie…
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SotonPhilosophy@SotonPhilosophy
16 May 2025
Come and work with us! We are advertising for a Lecturer in Philosophy (roughly=Assistant Prof) with research interests in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, or language. Details: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.asp…

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Lecturer in Philosophy

The Philosophy Department at Southampton has an excellent reputation for teaching and research, across a wide range of the subject. We were ranked 6th in REF2021 by overall GPA and 1st equal for...

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Robin McKenna@rbnmckenna86
13 May 2025
I wrote about whether scepticism is allied with political conservatism for my Substack. This is partly a response to a recent book (Jonathan Ichikawa's Epistemic Courage) and partly my own thoughts as someone who likes scepticism but is not a conservative. Link below.
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Giulio Fornaroli@GiulioFornaroli
10 May 2025
tinyurl.com/4n24c3ft HIRING A POSTDOC! Ideally looking for a junior scholar in epistemology/between epistemology and ethics. I am hiring a postdoc for my OPUS project on privilege and wrongs (complete description here): tinyurl.com/mruk9mv8 Post based at @incet_uj 1/

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The Ethics of Doubt@Ethics_of_Doubt
7 May 2025
Next week, the project is hosting its third event - a workshop on the epistemological themes of Kierkegaard's Climacus works. We're looking forward to welcoming our speakers for what will certainly be a great day! @SotonPhilosophy @HumanitiesUoS @UKRI_News
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The Ethics of Doubt@Ethics_of_Doubt
7 May 2025
The PI, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, has submitted evidence to the House of Lords' Communication and Digital Committee for its inquiry into media literacy, emphasising the importance of the intellectual virtues: committees.parliament.uk/wri… @EpistemicAngst, @SotonPhilosophy, @UKRI_News
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My paper 'Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal' is now forthcoming in International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Here's a link to the pre-published version for those interested! philpapers.org/rec/MATVSA-2.

Taylor Matthews, Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal - PhilPapers

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The online version is now available! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal

A central aim of non-epistemology is to eschew idealisations that tend to distort our epistemological theorising. In this paper, I use the resources of non-ideal epistemology to shed light on a per...

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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: This year, the project is holding two workshops! On 16 May, "Epistemological Themes in Kierkegaard's Climacus works",…
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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: Last May, the project held its first workshop entitled "Kierkegaard and Scepticism". You can now watch recordings of t…
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RT @Ethics_of_Doubt: The PI, Genia Schönbaumsfeld will be giving a keynote talk at the Wittgenstein, Newman, and Hinge Epistemology confere…
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I've written a short commentary in Philosophy and Technology that responds to @KRaymondHa's interesting article "Synthetic Media, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof". Open access, too. link.springer.com/article/10…

Breaking the Wheel, Credibility, and Hermeneutical Injustice: A Response to Harris

Philosophy & Technology - In this short paper, I respond to Keith Raymond Harris’ paper “Synthetic Media, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof”. In particular, I examine his...

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