OBO is GO!!

As mentioned in a previous blog post, I'm the editor-in-chief of a new research resource from OUP called Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy, which as I noted in that post has a bunch of entries in the launch edition which will be of interest to epistemologists. I've just realised that it has now properly launched. Although inevitably there are some teething problems (such as that co-authors are not presently listed for some reason, which is something we're working to rectify), on the whole it is looking great, so do check it out when you get the chance.

New Epistemology Post at Edinburgh: UPDATE

As noted a short while ago: we're going to be appointing a permanent lectureship in epistemology here in Edinburgh this summer (where 'epistemology' is broadly construed, such that it covers such topics as, e.g., epistemic logic). The further particulars are now available here. Please do feel free to contact me if you're interested in this post and would like an informal, and completely confidential, chat about it. Aside from epistemology, Edinburgh has particular research strengths in the following areas: mind & cognition, ethics, ancient & early modern philosophy, and logic & language. Accordingly, anyone who has additional research interests in these areas might find this post particularly attractive. Note too that Edinburgh has a world-class reputation for interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, particularly in terms of the interdisciplinary work that goes on between our School (the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences) and the School of Informatics (which is next door). Hence, if you're an epistemologist who is interested in cog sci issues then this post might be particularly attractive to you too. Note that the closing date for applications is 21st June, so if you're going to apply you'll need to get your skates on!

2010 Episteme Conference in Edinburgh: Registrations Close May 11th

A quick reminder that registrations for the 2010 Episteme conference which we're hosting here in Edinburgh this June (2nd-4th) will close on May 11th 2010, so if you plan to come then do make sure you register asap. The theme of the conference is 'Cognitive Ecology' (you can find a more detailed description of the conference topic on the conference webpage here). Here's the link for on-line registrations.

We have a pretty fantastic line-up for this conference. Here is the list of plenary speakers:

Lorraine Code (York)
Sandy Goldberg (Northwestern)
Peter Graham (UC, Riverside)
David Henderson (Nebraska-Lincoln)
Hilary Kornblith (UMass)
Martin Kusch (Vienna)
Alan Millar (Stirling)
Ram Neta (UNC, Chapel Hill)
Finn Spicer (Bristol)

We also have an impressive cast of folk speaking in the open sessions. You can see a provisional programme on the conference webpage here. If you've any questions about this event, then just let me know.

New Epistemology Post at Edinburgh

A quick 'heads-up': we're going to be advertising a permanent lectureship in epistemology here in Edinburgh very soon. I'll post a link to the further particulars once they're finalised, but in the meantime do feel free to contact me if you'd like more info. Aside from epistemology, Edinburgh has particular research strengths in the following areas: mind & cognition, ethics, ancient & early modern philosophy, and logic & language. Accordingly, anyone who has additional research interests in these areas might find this post particularly attractive. Note too that Edinburgh has a world-class reputation for interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, particularly in terms of the interdisciplinary work that goes on between our School (the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences) and the School of Informatics (which is next door). Hence, if you're an epistemologist who is interested in cog sci issues then this post might be particularly attractive to you too.

OBO Philosophy: Resources for Epistemologists

The Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy resource will be launching soon. This publishes highly selective literature lists on topics within philosophy, written by experts in the field. As part of the launch edition there are a number of entries that will be of interest to epistemologists, including the following:

• 'Belief', by Pascal Engel
• 'Coherentism', by Jon Kvanvig
• 'Disjunctivism', by Brit Brogaard
• 'Epistemology', by Jermey Fantl, Matt McGrath & Ernest Sosa
• 'Evidence', by Trent Dougherty
• 'Intutions', by Jonathan Ichikawa & Ernest Sosa
• 'Memory', by Sven Bernecker & Aaron Bogart
• 'Religious Belief, Epistemology of', by Duncan Pritchard (penultimate version available here)
• 'Rule-Following', by Martin Kusch
• 'Self-Knowledge', by Quassim Cassam
• 'Semantic Externalism', by Sandy Goldberg
• 'Skepticism, Contemporary', by Duncan Pritchard (penultimate version available here)
• 'Testimony, Epistemology of', by J. A. Carter & Duncan Pritchard (penultimate version available here)
• 'Understanding', by Stephen Grimm
• 'Virtue Epistemology', by Ernest Sosa & John Turri
• 'Wisdom', by Denis Whitcomb
• 'Wittgenstein: Later Works', by Annalisa Coliva

The launch edition will be updated soon with lots more entries, including many on epistemological topics. (By the way, it's of course far from ideal that there are just two female authors on the launch list of epistemology entries, but this doesn't reflect the composition of the entries more generally, much less the epistemology entries once we get past the launch edition. For example, we have forthcoming entries on epistemology-related topics by, amongst others, Jennifer Lackey, Alessandra Tanesini, Anita Avrimades, Clare Batty, and Delia Graff Fara).