Philosophy of Indoctrination - Epistemology, Ethics, and Politics

This book develops and defends a novel social epistemological account of indoctrination. It answers important epistemological, ethical, and political questions about what indoctrination is, why it is epistemically harmful, how it can be practiced, and how we should talk about indoctrination.

List of contents

1. The Philosophy of Indoctrination 2. Defining Indoctrination 3. What is Indoctrination? 4. A Theory of Indoctrination 5. The Ethics of Indoctrination 6. The Politics of Indoctrination Conclusion

About the author

Chris Ranalli is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam). His research is primarily in epistemology. He also has research interests in philosophy of mind, ethics, and social philosophy. He is a core member of the European Research Council's (ERC) 'Extreme Beliefs' research group.

Summary

This book develops and defends a novel social epistemological account of indoctrination. It answers important epistemological, ethical, and political questions about what indoctrination is, why it is epistemically harmful, how it can be practiced, and how we should talk about indoctrination.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Ranalli, Chris (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Ranalli
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032193397
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3219339-7
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Studies in Epistemology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Terrorism, armed struggle, Philosophy & theory of education, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy and theory of education, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge