Please find here the powerpoint of our presentation for the capstone event held at the University of Connecticut on 4-5 April 2019. [ http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/changingattitudes/files/2019/04/2019-CAPD-Tanesini-Maio-Presentation_no_notes.pptx ]
6-7 November 2017, Cardiff University Political opinions in many Western-style democracies show signs of increasing polarisation. This has coincided with a change of tone in debates. Seemingly arrogant behaviours like shouting, mocking, dismissing or rudely interrupting other people during discussions seem more frequent and widespread. This two-day international conference brings…
Online Environments Social media has the potential to expand our epistemic horizons, connecting us with a wider range of people and more information and analysis than ever before. But it comes with epistemic pitfalls, too. Too much exposure to alternative viewpoints can be overwhelming and lead to bad epistemic outcomes. Think of the most common
In May 2019, I travelled to UWE Bristol, to speak at the Critical Theory and Feminism Conference. Having arrived a day before I was scheduled to give my paper, I decided to take advantage of the time on my hands to explore the city – not least because it was my first time in Bristol.
In one way or another, democracies put political power in the hands of the people. A perennial worry about democracy, voiced almost as soon as it was invented, is that it places power in the hands of the ignorant. To some extent, this worry reflects an elitist condescension, but there isn’t much doubt that most
