This workshop is part of the research project "The Ethics of Doubt: Kierkegaard\, Scepticism\, and Conspiracy Theory" funded by an ERC Advanced grant awarded to Professor Genia Schö\;nbaumsfeld\, University of Southampton. \;
\nThe project explores Sø\;ren Kierkegaard&rsquo\;s existential conception of doubt and brings it into dialogue with broader philosophical concerns\, focusing on the relation between the intellectual vices\, such as a lack of intellectual courage\, and various forms of scepticism\, both inside and outside of academia. The project also examines the current epistemic authority crisis\, and philosophical approaches to the problem of conspiracy theory.
\nThe project's third workshop focuses on hinge epistemology and research on conspiracy theory.
\nwww.ethicsofdoubt.org \; \;
\nConfirmed speakers include:
\nGiulia Napolitano (University of Rotterdam): "Group Dogmatism and Conspiracy Theory"
\nNuno Venturinha (University of Lisbon): "Hinges and Flat Earth Beliefs"
\nAnna Boncompagni (University of California Irvine): \;"Conspiracy theories\, persuasion\, and non-ideal hinge epistemology"
\nThomas Spiegel (Miyazaki International University): "Are There Genuinely Political Hinges?"
\nChristopher Ranalli (University of Amsterdam): "Conspiracy and Anti-Conspiracy Hinges"
\nIf you would like to attend\, please let us know beforehand at c.varslev-pedersen@soton.ac.uk
\nPapers can be shared upon request a couple of weeks before the conference.
ORGANIZER;CN="Cæcilie Varslev-Pedersen";CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260404T014754Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T170000 SUMMARY:Radical Scepticism\, Intellectual Courage\, and Conspiracy Theory UID:20260404T052107Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-4s97k TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Avenue Campus\, Southampton\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:This two-day conference\, hosted by the Ethics of Doubt project\, aims to bring together leading scholars from around the world to discuss radical scepticsm\, the virtue of intellectual courage\, and their relationship to conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorising.
\nFor more information about the conference and the project more generally\, please visit our website: \;https://www.ethicsofdoubt.org/
ORGANIZER;CN=Taylor Matthews;CN="Genia Schönbaumsfeld": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR