The opioid epidemic in the USA claimed over half a million people over the years having a devastating impact on individuals and their families. Not many people know that Candace Pert (1946-2013) played a key role in discovering the opioid receptor in 1972 while a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University. A part of the “War on Drugs” campaign, her graduate research at Solomon Snyder laboratory aimed to understand the biological aspects of addiction so that it can be treated medically. ...| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Let me begin by thanking Alexios Stamatiadis-Bréhier for his insightful discussion (2025), which has helped me think through this material more carefully and explore ways to extend it. In the following, I will first make a few quick clarificatory remarks to minimize the danger of confusion. I then take up what I take to be the most pressing response Stamatiadis-Bréhier offers to my misgivings about the epistemic use of genealogies to debunk conspiracy theories. Lastly, I briefly respond to ...| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
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