CFP: Synthese Topical Collection: New Waves in Hinge Epistemology

Call for Papers “New Waves in Hinge Epistemology”

Guest Editor(s): Jakob Ohlhorst – VU Amsterdam, Andrew Sherrod – University of Glasgow, Martin Miragoli – University of Glasgow, Nikolaj Pedersen – Yonsei University

Topical Collection Description: In recent years, a new idea has taken root in contemporary epistemological theorising that proposes a shift of attention from singular beliefs of individual agents to maintenance practices of entire belief systems. This new perspective, going back to Ludwig Wittgenstein’s late work, takes its moves from the key assumption that our belief systems are ultimately supported by sets of unquestioned pre-theoretical presuppositions, which function as the hinges of our systems of thought. Hinge Epistemology, as the area of research sprouting from this basic model has come to be known, has taken a more applied and interdisciplinary turn in recent years. Drawing on cognitive scientific theories, hinges have been compared to procedural knowledge, drawing on feminist theory and social science, they have been compared with prejudices. Additionally, hinge epistemologists have engaged with the Moorean concept of common knowledge.

Appropriate Topics for Submission include, among others: 

·   How do hinges relate to non-standard, non-JTB, kinds of knowledge?

·   What role do hinges play for political disagreement?

·   How can hinges be applied in cognitive scientific models?

·   What role do hinges play in pedagogical contexts?

·   What is the ethics of hinge epistemology?

For further information, please contact the guest editor(s): [email protected];

The deadline for submissions is 01.04.2025. Submissions to the Topical Collection will be subject to the normal Synthese review process.

Submissions via: https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt/default.aspx

Jakob Ohlhorst,  Philosophy, VU Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 Amsterdam