Local and global epistemologies

19/09/2025

Readings

Büter, Anke. 2010. “Social Objectivity and the Problem of Local Epistemologies.” Analyse & Kritik 32(2): 213–30.
Longino, Helen E. 2002. “Pluralism and Local Epistemologies” in The Fate of Knowledge. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 175–202.
Ludwig, David. 2021. “Introduction: Reimagining Epistemology and Philosophy of Science from a Global Perspective.” In Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science. Routledge.

Supplementary reading

El-Hani, C. N., Poliseli, L., & Ludwig, D. (2022). Beyond the divide… Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 91: 296–306.

Optional Art/Media

Leunig — Globalisation (cartoon)

Butterflies, Jaguars, & Shamanism: Political and Ontological Challenges of Diversity

03/10/2025

Readings

Langdon, Esther J. (2016). “The performance of diversity: shamanism as a performative mode.” GIS Gesture, Image and Sound. Journal of Anthropology 1(1): 9–39.
Makovec, D. (2023/2024). Entirely Different Kinds of Beast… Philosophy of the Social Sciences 54(4): 327–353.

Supplementary reading

Rowett, Catherine. 2025. Being, becoming, and transforming: A discussion of Of jaguars and butterflies. HAU 15(2): 466–470.

Optional Art/Media

SIONA: De-mining Sacred Space in the Amazon (video)

Scientific Disagreement

17/10/2025

Readings

Supplementary reading

Šešelja, D. 2021. Some lessons from simulations of scientific disagreements. Synthese 198(Suppl 25): 6143–6158.

Optional Art/Media

Find a debate…

Pluralism

31/10/2025

Readings

Chang, Hasok. 2012. [pick a chapter] Is Water H2O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism. Springer.
Stengers, I. 2011. “Comparison as a Matter of Concern.” Common Knowledge 17(1): 48–63.
Mitchell, Sandra D. 2003. Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism. CUP.

Optional Art/Media

Krauss, Rosalind. “Sculpture in the Expanded Field.” October 8 (1979): 31–44.

What sorts of diversity?

14/11/2025

Readings

Supplementary reading

Franco, M. P. V., et al. 2022. “Diversity regained…” Science of the Total Environment 825: 154029.

Diverse Perspectives on AI

28/11/2025

Readings

Optional Art/Media

Joan Slonczewski — “Microbe” (novel info)

Epistemic Injustice and Social Justice

12/12/2025

Readings

Supplementary reading

Cummings, S., Dhewa, C., Kemboi, G., & Young, S. 2023. Doing Epistemic Justice in Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development 31(3): 1965–77.

Hermeneutical injustice

30/01/2026

Readings

Arianna Falbo: Hermeneutical Injustice: Distortion and Conceptual Aptness | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Paulina Sliwa: Making sense of things: Moral inquiry as hermeneutical inquiry (2024).
Coliva, A. 2024. Hysteria, Hermeneutical Injustice and Conceptual Engineering. Social Epistemology 39(2): 121–133.

Supplementary reading

Nicole Dular: One Too Many: Hermeneutical Excess as Hermeneutical Injustice | Hypatia | Cambridge Core
Anderson, Ellie. 2023. “Hermeneutic Labor…” Hypatia 38(1): 177–97.

Optional Art/Media

Optional film: Witches (MUBI)

Education

13/02/2026

Readings

Diversity, Policy Making & Uncertainty

27/02/2026

Readings

Supplementary reading

Open Science Practices and Movements

13/03/2026

Readings

Supplementary reading

Mattern, Shannon. 2023. Reparative Redaction. Library Stack.
Mattern, Shannon. 2015. “Middlewhere: Landscapes of Library Logistics.” Urban Omnibus.

Date	Theme	Readings	Supplementary	Optional Art/Media
19/09/2025	Local and global epistemologies	Büter, Anke. 2010. “Social Objectivity and the Problem of Local Epistemologies.” Analyse & Kritik 32(2): 213–30. Longino, Helen E. 2002. “Pluralism and Local Epistemologies” in The Fate of Knowledge. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 175–202. Ludwig, David. 2021. “Introduction: Reimagining Epistemology and Philosophy of Science from a Global Perspective.” In Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science. Routledge.	El-Hani, C. N., Poliseli, L., & Ludwig, D. (2022). Beyond the divide… Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 91: 296–306.	Leunig — Globalisation (cartoon)
03/10/2025	Butterflies, Jaguars, & Shamanism: Political and Ontological Challenges of Diversity	Langdon, Esther J. (2016). “The performance of diversity: shamanism as a performative mode.” GIS Gesture, Image and Sound. Journal of Anthropology 1(1): 9–39. Makovec, D. (2023/2024). Entirely Different Kinds of Beast… Philosophy of the Social Sciences 54(4): 327–353.	Rowett, Catherine. 2025. Being, becoming, and transforming: A discussion of Of jaguars and butterflies. HAU 15(2): 466–470.	SIONA: De-mining Sacred Space in the Amazon (video)
17/10/2025	Scientific Disagreement	Cocchiaro, M.Z., Trpin, B. 2025. The puzzle of scientific disagreement. EJPS 15: 35. Cruz, H. De, & De Smedt, J. 2013. The Value of Epistemic Disagreement… SHPS A 44(2): 169–177.	Šešelja, D. 2021. Some lessons from simulations of scientific disagreements. Synthese 198(Suppl 25): 6143–6158.	Find a debate…
31/10/2025	Pluralism	Chang, Hasok. 2012. [pick a chapter] Is Water H2O? Evidence, Realism and Pluralism. Springer. Stengers, I. 2011. “Comparison as a Matter of Concern.” Common Knowledge 17(1): 48–63. Mitchell, Sandra D. 2003. Biological Complexity and Integrative Pluralism. CUP.		Krauss, Rosalind. “Sculpture in the Expanded Field.” October 8 (1979): 31–44.
14/11/2025	What sorts of diversity?	Solomon, Miriam. 2006. “Norms of Epistemic Diversity.” Episteme 3(1): 23–36. Jeong, Tay. 2024. “Epistemic Diversity and Epistemic Advantage…” Hypatia 39(1): 97–117. Stirling, A. 2007. A general framework for analysing diversity in STS. JR Soc Interface 4(15):707–19.	Franco, M. P. V., et al. 2022. “Diversity regained…” Science of the Total Environment 825: 154029.
28/11/2025	Diverse Perspectives on AI	van Rooij, I., Guest, O., Adolfi, F. et al. 2024. Reclaiming AI as a Theoretical Tool… CBB 7: 616–636. Lewis, J.E., Whaanga, H. & Yolgörmez, C. 2025. Abundant intelligences… AI & Society 40: 2141–2157. Leonelli, S. 2025. Environmental Intelligence… Harvard Data Science Review.		Joan Slonczewski — “Microbe” (novel info)
12/12/2025	Epistemic Injustice and Social Justice	Ludwig, D. 2025. “It’s a Shame That You Can’t Afford Rent…” Social Epistemology. Bufkin, S. 2024. “Racism, epistemic injustice, and ideology critique.” Anderson, E. 2012. “Epistemic Justice as a Virtue of Social Institutions.”	Cummings, S., Dhewa, C., Kemboi, G., & Young, S. 2023. Doing Epistemic Justice in Sustainable Development. Sustainable Development 31(3): 1965–77.
30/01/2026	Hermeneutical injustice	Arianna Falbo: Hermeneutical Injustice: Distortion and Conceptual Aptness \| Hypatia \| Cambridge Core Paulina Sliwa: Making sense of things: Moral inquiry as hermeneutical inquiry (2024). Coliva, A. 2024. Hysteria, Hermeneutical Injustice and Conceptual Engineering. Social Epistemology 39(2): 121–133.	Nicole Dular: One Too Many: Hermeneutical Excess as Hermeneutical Injustice \| Hypatia \| Cambridge Core Anderson, Ellie. 2023. “Hermeneutic Labor…” Hypatia 38(1): 177–97.	Optional film: Witches (MUBI)
13/02/2026	Education	Siegel, H. 2006. Epistemological Diversity and Education Research: Much Ado About Nothing Much? Educational Researcher 35(2): 3–12. Horsthemke, K. 2021. Diversity and Epistemic Marginalisation… Studies in Philosophy and Education 40(6): 549–65. Omodan, B. I. 2024. The Roles of Epistemology and Decoloniality… Globalisation, Societies and Education.
27/02/2026	Diversity, Policy Making & Uncertainty	Brugnach, M., Dewulf, A., Pahl-Wostl, C., & Taillieu, T. 2008. Toward a Relational Concept of Uncertainty. Ecology and Society 13(2). Honnacker, A. 2023. Beyond Evidence: Experimental Policy-Making in Uncertain Times. Inquiry.	Kim, M. H., & Dankel, D. J. 2025. Are We Ready to Be Wrong? Futures 166: 103520. Guerrero Mc Manus, S. 2025. Dismantling Science, Dismantling Human Rights… Tapuya 8(1).
13/03/2026	Open Science Practices and Movements	Garzino Demo, L. 2025. “Preregistration Is Not a Ceiling: But It Can Become One.” Synthese 205(3): 126. Elliott, S., & Sterner, B. 2025. How Open Science Organizations Generate Epistemic Oppression. EJPS 15(3): 47. Peterson, D., & Panofsky, A. 2023. Metascience as a Scientific Social Movement. Minerva 61(2): 147–74.	Mattern, Shannon. 2023. Reparative Redaction. Library Stack. Mattern, Shannon. 2015. “Middlewhere: Landscapes of Library Logistics.” Urban Omnibus.

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