Professor Schneider’s article “Chatbot Epistemology” (2025) raises several important and timely questions regarding the use of large language models. I shall focus here on the epistemological questions, of which I think there is one that is central: Are chatbots a reliable source of information? … [please read below the rest of the article].| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee’s In COVID’S Wake (2025) provides a detailed description and analysis of the mismanagement of the COVID pandemic.[1] Major contributing factors were:| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
In a year with many twists and turns, the significance of one event may outlast its hype, namely, Mark Zuckerberg’s rebranding of Facebook as ‘Meta’, to coincide with the launch of the ‘Metaverse’, as the main platform for its future development. The event, which took place at the end of October 2021, was notable in two ways from a business standpoint. First, it mirrored Google’s 2015 self-transcendence into ‘Alphabet’, especially with the comparably more abstract name, which ...| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
Glengarry Glen Ross is arguably the award-winning American playwright David Mamet’s masterpiece. The piece is set in a real estate office and revolves around the struggles and strategies…| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective
An abridged version of this article appears (in Chinese) in the 9 July 2024 edition of the Chinese Academy of Sciences publication, Chinese Social Sciences Today, translated by Zhixian Lian.| Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective