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160. EPISTEMIC INEQUALITY - Why Should We Care About Inequalities in Knowledge?

June 28, 2023 by DaN McKee in Academic Freedom, Communication, Education, Epistemology, History, Justice, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Racism, School

“This week I’m doing something a little different on Philosophy Unleashed and releasing a lecture I gave last week to Year 12 students at a Sixth Form interdisciplinary conference on the theme of inequality…“

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June 28, 2023 /DaN McKee
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Academic Freedom, Communication, Education, Epistemology, History, Justice, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Racism, School
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98. INTERPRETING THE RESULTS - What Do Votes Ever Really Tell Us?

October 18, 2021 by DaN McKee in Authentic Democracy, Data, Elections, Epistemology, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics

“the arguments for democracy are independent from the mechanics of voting and, too frequently, true, authentic, democracy is impeded by those unfit mechanics, not aided by it“

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October 18, 2021 /DaN McKee
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Authentic Democracy, Data, Elections, Epistemology, Obligation, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics
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86. I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE - On the Potential Deception of Knowledge Transfer

June 14, 2021 by DaN McKee in Education, Epistemology, Justice, Philosophy, Philosophy Unleashed, Politics, School

“If the relationship of knower to supposed transferee is asymmetrical and hierarchical, abuses can happen.“

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June 14, 2021 /DaN McKee
epistemology, Epistemology, Socrates, Plato, knowledge, education, teaching, chalk and talk, pedagogy, knowledge transfer, relationships, school, hierarchy, unconscious bias, politics, political manifesto, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, epistemic injustice, philosophy, philosophy unleashed
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18. APPEARANCE VS REALITY - A Student Questions How Well We Can Ever Truly "Know" Anybody...and What We Can Do, If Anything, To Protect Ourselves From Getting Hurt.

October 14, 2019 by DaN McKee in Epistemology, Identity, Philosophy Unleashed, Student Writing

“Philosophy has long had a tradition of asking questions about the difference of appearance versus reality and today I want to talk about how people appear to you compared to how they really may be inside.” 

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October 14, 2019 /DaN McKee
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