Jim Watkins - Philosopher
@jimwphilosopher.bsky.social
I teach philosophy in the California Community Colleges.
Substack: https://substack.com/@jimwatkinsphilosopher.
Academic articles: https://philpeople.org/profiles/james-watkins
Substack: https://substack.com/@jimwatkinsphilosopher.
Academic articles: https://philpeople.org/profiles/james-watkins
Is there an innate cognitive structure in normal human beings that causes us to embrace ideologies essentially spontaneously and uncritically? I explore this possibility here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTIR-2
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Is there an innate cognitive structure in normal human beings that causes us to embrace ideologies essentially spontaneously and uncritically? I explore this possibility here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTIR-2
My most widely read academic article concerns three new fallacies that people commit today. Read it here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTNF
James Watkins, Three New Fallacies: Appeals to Polite Conversation, Trivial Refutation, and Trivial Defense - PhilPapers
Fallacious reasoning can stem from interacting with purported advocates and/or critics who are not competent to fulfil their respective roles relative to the topic under discussion. The notions of the...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My most widely read academic article concerns three new fallacies that people commit today. Read it here: philpapers.org/rec/WATTNF