1st Edition

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Disagreement

548 Pages
by Routledge

548 Pages
by Routledge

548 Pages
by Routledge

Disagreement is one of the deepest and most pervasive topics in philosophy; arguably its very bedrock, and is an ever-increasing feature of politics, ethics, public policy, science and many other areas. Despite the omnipresence of disagreement, the topic itself has received relatively little sustained examination. This outstanding handbook examines the philosophy of disagreement and how it... Read more

Introduction Maria Baghramian, Adam Carter, and Rach Cosker-Rowland

Part 1: Philosophy of Disagreement

1. Varieties of Disagreement Steven D. Hales

2. What’s the Point? Championing a View Under Conditions of Philosophical Disagreement Sanford C. Goldberg

3. Philosophical Progress, Skepticism, and Disagreement Annalisa Coliva and Louis Doulas

4. Deep Disagreement Duncan Pritchard

5. Disagreement in Metaphysics Timothy Williamson

6. Disagreement and Truth Max Kölbel

7. Disagreements in Logic Graham Priest

8. Disagreement about Taste Isidora Stojanovic and Julia Zakkou

9. Disagreement and Religious Practice Katherine Dormandy

10. Disagreement about Values Alison Hills

11. Disagreement and the Meaning of Gender and Racial Terms E. Díaz-León

12. The Unfortunate Consequences of Progress in Philosophy Bryan Frances

Part 2: Epistemology of Disagreement

13. The Epistemic Significance of Peer Disagreement Richard Feldman

14. Peer Disagreement, Steadfastness, and Conciliationism Thomas Kelly

15. Disagreement and Permissiveness Michael G. Titelbaum

16. Knowledge and Disagreement Mona Simion and Fernando Broncano-Berrocal

17. Disagreement and Intellectual Virtues and Vices Alessandra Tanesini

18. Disagreement and Higher-Order Evidence Yan Chen and Alex Worsnip

Part 3: Disagreement in Science

19. Disagreement in Science in Historical Context Markus Seidel

20. On the Nature of Scientific Disagreement Insa Lawler

21. Scientific Realism and Disagreement Stathis Psillios and Konstantina Antiochou

22. Disagreement in the Scientific Realism Debate Darrell P. Rowbottom

23. Disagreement and Consensus in Science Finnur Dellsén

24. Disagreement and Values in Science Zina B. Ward

Part 4: Moral Disagreement

25. Skepticism and Moral Disagreement Olle Risberg and Folke Tersman

26. Moral Realism, Naturalism, and Moral Disagreement Billy Dunaway

27. Expressivism and Moral Disagreement Christa Peterson and Mark Schroeder

28. Moral Relativism and Moral Disagreement Jussi Suikkanen

29. Moral Disagreement and Normative Ethics Marcus Arvan

30. Overcoming Moral Disagreement J. Adam Carter

Part 5: Poliical Disagreement

31. Disagreement and Contemporary Political Philosophy Michael Hannon

32. Virtuous and Vicious Political Disagreement Garrett Cullity

33. Epistemic Peerhood and Moral Compromise Simon Căbulea May

34. Disagreement and Free Speech Sebastien Bishop and Robert Mark Simpson

35. Refusing Debate: Controversies Over No-Platforming Neil Levy

36. Political Disagreement, Moral Misinformation, and Affective Polarization Ritsaart Reimann and Mark Alfano

Part 6: Disagreement in Public Policy

37. Philosophical Disagreement and Public Policy Making Thom Brooks

38. Disagreement and Artificial Intelligence Sam Baron and Anna Sawyer

39. Disagreement about Evidence-Based Policy Nancy Cartwright and Nick Cowen

40. Disagreement and Public Health Katherine Furman and Maya J. Goldenberg

41. Disagreement and the Environment Jay Odenbaugh

Index

Biography

Maria Baghramian is Full Professor of Philosophy at UCD School of Philosophy, Ireland, Professor II at the Department of Philosophy, University of Oslo, Norway, and holds a Horizon Europe ERA Chair at the American University of Armenia.

J. Adam Carter is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK, and the co-Director of the COGITO Epistemology Research Centre.

Rach Cosker-Rowland is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Leeds University, UK.