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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Join ETHICx for a talk by Michael Hoffmann of the School of Public Policy.
We are living in times in which matters of fact are becoming more and more contentious. Who won the presidential election of 2020? What are the facts regarding what happened on Jan. 6 at the Capitol? Then there is declining trust in science and unfathomable belief in conspiracy theories. Many people are looking to philosophy and are asking for help: Isn’t there just one truth? This talk summarizes 2,500 years of philosophical debate on the nature of knowledge. It is intended to explain the importance of epistemological issues to students and non-philosophers interested in politics and policy, and it invites a discussion on what philosophy might be able to contribute to securing the epistemological foundations of democracy.
