Taylor Matthews
@tays95.bsky.social
Research Fellow on the ERC grant "The Ethics of Doubt: Kierkegaard, Scepticism, and Conspiracy Theory" at the University of Southampton. CAFC and Surrey fan.
https://taylorrcmatthews.com
https://www.ethicsofdoubt.org
https://taylorrcmatthews.com
https://www.ethicsofdoubt.org
Reposted by Taylor Matthews
@ethics-of-doubt.bsky.social is hosting their second workshop of the year on 17 September here in Southampton, entitled "Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue". More info here: t.co/YdnGwX8IUu
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
August 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@ethics-of-doubt.bsky.social is hosting their second workshop of the year on 17 September here in Southampton, entitled "Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue". More info here: t.co/YdnGwX8IUu
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
I've written an article for SERRC about whether we should take acts as evaluatively and conceptually primary in virtue epistemology. It responds to Nastasia Müller's insightful paper, which can also be found in the link below.
Should We Take Virtuous Acts as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary? Taylor Matthews
Abstract Just as virtue ethics considers what a good person ought to look like, so responsibilist virtue epistemology investigates what a good inquirer should be. Central to both fields, though, is the role that…
Abstract Just as virtue ethics considers what a good person ought to look like, so responsibilist virtue epistemology investigates what a good inquirer should be. Central to both fields, though, is the role that…
Should We Take Virtuous Acts as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary? Taylor Matthews
Abstract Just as virtue ethics considers what a good person ought to look like, so responsibilist virtue epistemology investigates what a good inquirer should be. Central to both fields, though, is the role that character traits play. In this paper, I critically respond to Müller’s claim that we should instead give acts, and not character traits, this evaluative and conceptual primacy in virtue responsibilism.Should We Take Virtuous Acts as Evaluatively and Conceptually Primary?
social-epistemology.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I've written an article for SERRC about whether we should take acts as evaluatively and conceptually primary in virtue epistemology. It responds to Nastasia Müller's insightful paper, which can also be found in the link below.
My paper 'Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal' is now forthcoming in International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Here's a link to the pre-published version for those interested! philpapers.org/rec/MATVSA-2.
Taylor Matthews, Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal - PhilPapers
A central aim of non-epistemology is to eschew idealisations that tend to distort our epistemological theorising. In this paper, I use the resources of non-ideal epistemology to shed light on a ...
philpapers.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My paper 'Vice, Skill, and the Non-Ideal' is now forthcoming in International Journal of Philosophical Studies. Here's a link to the pre-published version for those interested! philpapers.org/rec/MATVSA-2.
Reposted by Taylor Matthews
Last May, the project held its first workshop entitled "Kierkegaard and Scepticism". You can now watch recordings of the talks given at that workshop on our website!
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
Kierkegaard and Scepticism Workshop - ethicsofdoubt.org
Confirmed speakers included: Roe Fremstedal (Norway) Erin Plunkett (Hertfordshire) Alexander Quanbeck (Princeton) Caecilie Varslev-Pedersen (Southampton) Dan Watts (Essex)
www.ethicsofdoubt.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Last May, the project held its first workshop entitled "Kierkegaard and Scepticism". You can now watch recordings of the talks given at that workshop on our website!
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
www.ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierke...
My first post here...
I've written a short article responding to @kraymondh.bsky.social's cool paper "Synthetic Media Detection, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof" in Philosophy and Technology:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I've written a short article responding to @kraymondh.bsky.social's cool paper "Synthetic Media Detection, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof" in Philosophy and Technology:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Breaking the Wheel, Credibility, and Hermeneutical Injustice: A Response to Harris - Philosophy & Technology
In this short paper, I respond to Keith Raymond Harris’ paper “Synthetic Media, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof”. In particular, I examine his arguments against two prominent approaches employed to...
link.springer.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:32 PM
My first post here...
I've written a short article responding to @kraymondh.bsky.social's cool paper "Synthetic Media Detection, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof" in Philosophy and Technology:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I've written a short article responding to @kraymondh.bsky.social's cool paper "Synthetic Media Detection, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof" in Philosophy and Technology:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...