Mainstream and Formal Epistemology

Mainstream and Formal Epistemology provides the first, easily accessible, yet erudite and original analysis of the meeting point between mainstream and formal theories of knowledge. These two strands of thinking have traditionally proceeded in isolation from one another, but in this book, Vincent F. Hendricks brings them together for a systematic comparative treatment. He demonstrates how mainstream and formal epistemology may significantly benefit from one another, paving the way for a new unifying program of "plethoric" epistemology. His book will both define and further the debate between philosophers from two very different sides of the epistemological spectrum.

Politics & Social Sciences

Hendricks, Vincent F.

Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology

Drawing on essays from leading international and multi-disciplinary scholars, A Companion to the Philosophy of Technology is the first comprehensive and authoritative reference source to cover the key issues of technology’s impact on society and our lives. 
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<li>Presents the first complete, authoritative reference work in the field</li> <li>Organized thematically for use both as a full introduction to the field or an encyclopedic reference</li> <li>Draws on original essays from leading interdisciplinary scholars</li> <li>Features the most up-to-date and cutting edge research in the interdisciplinary fields of philosophy, technology, and their broader intellectual environments</li> </ul>

Science & Math

Pedersen, Stig Andur

Olsen, Jan Kyrre Berg

History & Philosophy

Wiley/Blackwell

This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state.
The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In the age of information, attention is a prime asset and may be converted into money, power, and influence – sometimes at the cost of facts. The point is to obtain exposure on the air and in print media, and to generate traffic on social media platforms. With information in abundance and attention scarce, the competition is ever fiercer with truth all too often becoming the first victim.
Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation is an analysis by philosophers Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard of the nuts and bolts of the information market, the attention economy and media eco-system which may pave way to postfactual democracy. Here misleading narratives become the basis for political opinion formation, debate, and legislation. To curb this development and the threat it poses to democratic deliberation, political self-determination and freedom, it is necessary that we first grasp the mechanisms and structural conditions that cause it.

Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation

Business & Money

Vestergaard, Mads

Economics

Springer

About the Author\nVincent F. Hendricks is Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen. He is Director of the Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. Hendricks is the author of multiple books on logic, methodology, formal epistemology, attention economics, information theory and bubble studies and has been was awarded a number of prizes for his research among them The Elite Research Prize by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, The Roskilde Festival Elite Research Prize, Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title Award and The Rosenkjær Prize. He was Editor-in-Chief of Synthese: An International Journal for Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science between 2005-2015. 
Camilla Mehlsen is the Digital Media Expert and Spokesperson for the Danish child organization Children’s Welfare. Formerly a non-tenured Associate Professor at the Centre for Journalism, University of Southern Denmark, where she conducted research on the impact of influencers on the media ecosystem focusing on young users. Mehlsen is a Member of the Danish Ministry of Culture’s Media Board as well as a Member of the Djøf Tech Commission. She is the author of several books on digital technologies and education, and her work has been published in various newspapers and magazines. She writes the Media Column for MediaWatch―a journalistic site covering the Danish media industry.\nThe Ministry of Truth scrutinizes the information market in the era of the attention economy calling on citizens, public educators and politicians to action in averting the role of BigTech in critical infrastructure. Through phenomena such as influencers, ‘fake news’, and covid conspiracies, the authors reveal how social platforms control facts, feelings and narratives in our time to such a degree that they are the de facto arbiters of truth. BigTech seemingly controls the information infrastructure and also decides what we pay attention to. 
The authors suggest hope for a more democratic internet through their systematic analysis of the largest players of the information age. The aim is to amplify human agency for a robust deliberative democracy ― not version 2.0 ― but a lasting version with staying power. This book appeals to the general interest reader and professional invested in the mobilization of responsible technological development. 
Vincent F. Hendricks is Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen. He is Director of the Center for Information and Bubble Studies (CIBS) funded by the Carlsberg Foundation. 
Camilla Mehlsen is Digital Media Expert and Spokesperson for the Danish child organization Children’s Welfare. She is author of several books on digital literacy and her work on digital media has been published in various newspapers and magazines.\nFrom the Back Cover\nThe Ministry of Truth scrutinizes the information market in the era of the attention economy calling on citizens, public educators and politicians to action in averting the role of BigTech in critical infrastructure. Through phenomena such as influencers, ‘fake news’, and covid conspiracies, the authors reveal how social platforms control facts, feelings and narratives in our time to such a degree that they are the de facto arbiters of truth. BigTech seemingly controls the information infrastructure and also decides what we pay attention to. 
The authors suggest hope for a more democratic internet through their systematic analysis of the largest players of the information age. The aim is to amplify human agency for a robust deliberative democracy ― not version 2.0 ― but a lasting version with staying power. This book appeals to the general interest reader and professional invested in the mobilization of responsible technological development. 
Vincent F. Hendricks is Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen. He is Director of the Center for Information and Bubble S

The Ministry of Truth: BigTech's Influence on Facts, Feelings and Fictions

Mehlsen, Camilla

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Alle mennesker er i stand til at udføre korrekte logiske slutninger, men vi gør os sjældent klart, hvordan vi bærer os ad. Det kan logikken fortælle os, og derfor spiller den en så vigtig rolle i mange moderne videnskaber. Moderne elementær logik læseren gennem den moderne logik og dens systemer - fra klassisk udsagnslogik for første ordens prædikatslogik til modallogik, herunder aletisk, temporal og epistemisk logik. Bogen inde- holder ligeledes kapitler af mere avanceret karakter om formelle strukturer, modelteori og metateoretisk analyse af udsagnslogik samt førsteordenslogik. Bogen er tilrettelagt med henblik på universiteternes grunduddannelser i bl.a. filosofi, matematik, datalogi, lingvistik og retorik, men henvender sig også til studerende på overbygningsuddannelsernes specialkurser - og i det hele taget enhver, der interesser sig for "tænkningens love". 2. reviderede udgave, 2011

Moderne Elementær Logik (Danish Edition)

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