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Posts Tagged ‘epistemology’


The Genetics of Politics

By Matthew Lymburner — February 11th, 2008
Some political scientists and psychologists believe that there is a close relationship between the politics that we practice and our genetic makeup. While not entirely disregarding the “non-natural” world in the formation of our political values, they posit that genes may play an important …



Response: On Realism and Environmental Advocacy

By Matthew Lymburner — November 24th, 2007
A debate has been brewing over the last few weeks between myself and a colleague of mine on the nature of ‘truth’ and reality and its extension to environmental advocacy strategies. This debate has been especially interesting, picking up from my post on Manuel …



On Realism and Environmental Advocacy

By Eliot Che — November 24th, 2007
Recent, separate discussions with Elise and Matt prompted me to think a bit more about epistemology (how we can know things) and debates on the environment. Matt, in a post about a lecture given by Manuel DeLanda on the philosophy …