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Social Distance Epistemology Lecture Series

In a well-known passage from “Facts and Values,” Peter Railton offers what has come to be known as the “nonalienation” or...

Does Friendship Exert Pressure on Belief?

It has been alleged that the demands of friendship conflict with the norms of epistemology – in particular, that there are cases in which the...

Epistemic Psychology

Epistemology has tended to focus its attention on the evaluation of belief. In particular, is a given belief justified, rational, or an instance of...

A Unified Theory of Basic Evidence: Perception and Intuition

Basic evidence is a creature of foundationalist epistemology. Specifically, the foundationalist maintains that there is a class of evidence that is...

A Discussion of Justice and the U.S. – Mexican Border and Immigration

The goal of this symposium is to reflect on the philosophical values, public narratives and community organizing that go in to the defense and...

Round Table Discussion on Immigration and Border Issues

With the kind support of the Guadalupe Institute, the departments of Philosophy and Government are organizing a discussion of Justice and the U.S....

NMSU Philosophy Department to Offer a New Major Unique to the Region

The Department of Philosophy at New Mexico State University will offer a new major attractive to future lawyers starting in fall 2019. The...