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assistant professor of philosophy at the university of southern california. feminist philosophy. she/her. cronch cronch https://www.emilytiltonphilosophy.com/
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mostly, though, this paper is a response to @jichikawa.bsky.social’s book epistemic courage. i argue that epistemic courage may not be as virtuous (and skepticism may not be as vicious!) as jonathan suggests.
Moorean Skepticism Emily Tilton Forthcoming in International Journal of Philosophical Studies Penultimate draft—for informal circulation only. To cite, please use published version. Abstract: Moore is a skeptic and Descartes is the ultimate social epistemologist. Jonathan Ichikawa misses this, and as a result he inherits the problems of insularity and exclusion that plague other Moorean skeptics. Introduction For many epistemologists, the threat of skepticism is simultaneously existential and ludicrous. Do we know that we’re not dreaming? That we are not each trapped in a world of our own making, beneath a veil of perception, barred eternally from reality, from each other? The whole of human knowledge seems to turn on how we answer these questions. And yet, is it not absurd—even downright irritating—for someone to get too wrapped up in them? Who could really take the possibility that we know nothing seriously? Skepticism, then, is not a live option for most epistemologists. It is a niggling doubt, an ulcerous nuisance: when agitated, a roiling anxiety may pour fourth, but this is to be quickly repressed, like the fear of death. Best not to dwell on such things. The Cartesian skeptic lacks the wisdom to repress this anxiety and, consequently, is accused of manifesting all manner of vice: he allows himself to be consumed by intellectual trivialities, prioritizing abstract philosophical mind games over the meaningful problems that arise in everyday life (Dewey 1929, 49); he is motivated not by genuine love for the truth, but by the abject terror of being caught looking foolish (James 1921); he is narcissistic (Harding 1992); solipsistic (Ryle 1949); paranoid (Kukla 2021); and he probably has the smooth hands of a man who has never worked a day in his life (Smith 1974; Hartsock 1983).
October 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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shout out to dan greco for letting me keep this in here 😂
a section title that reads “5. Impurism Is Neither Necessary Nor (for the love of god) Sufficient for Socially Engaged Epistemology”
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Yay! This paper on impurist epistemology and the social turn is now forthcoming at Philosophy Compass :)

You can check it out here! philpapers.org/rec/TILIEA
Abstract: An emerging narrative links the rise of social epistemology with the decline of a purist epistemological orthodoxy. The thought that motivates this narrative is that impurist epistemologies make space for social, moral, and pragmatic considerations, where purist epistemologies do not, which transforms epistemology from something that was once overly idealized and abstract into something that makes meaningful contact with the social realities of knowledge. Despite the intuitive appeal of this narrative, I argue that it owes its plausibility to a lack of conceptual clarity. When we more clearly articulate the contours of the purist orthodoxy, we see that i) different varieties of impurism make space for social, moral, and pragmatic considerations in importantly different ways, which complicates how this set of views hangs together, and ii) even the strictest of purists can attend to social, moral, and pragmatic factors in the sense necessary for producing socially-engaged epistemology.
August 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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this is my love language
a text message that reads “Can you rank these sweaters?”
December 13, 2024 at 9:10 PM
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Of course this asshole sets the bar for morality absurdly low and then still fails to clear it 💀
A screenshot of a tweet from Brandon Warmke that reads: "Justin Tosi and I have written a new book we're very excited about. You don't have to save the world to be a good person. A peaceful life of putting down roots, creating a good home, and solitude can be generous and noble." The book is called "Why It's Ok To Mind Your Own Business"
December 9, 2024 at 12:28 AM