Reposted by Steve BlandRob Sica @robsica.bsky.social · 29/10/2025"Virtuous individuals shouldn't try to maximize their epistemic adaptability."link.springer.comEpistemic Virtue, Cognitive Diversity, and the Division of Labor - ErkenntnisVirtue-first approaches to regulative epistemology describe an ideal that individual inquirers should attempt to approximate, and then specify some of the measures that we can take collectively to pro... 032
Reposted by Steve BlandThomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Ontario’s public #university system is crumbling. Affiliated universities provide important small, student-focused learning environments & play an important role in the system. Focus on large schools & STEM, though, has caused problems. We need change in #cdnpse #onpoli - lfpress.com/opinion/colu...lfpress.comPeace: Affiliated universities like Huron at risk of disappearingNolan Quinn announced $750M in new STEM funding, opening about 20,000 new university and college spots for these academic disciplines. 153
Reposted by Steve BlandMark Alfano @markalfano.bsky.social · 16/04/2025new preprint available! Trust from Mistrust: When is Trust Rationally Justified? Co-authors @michalk.bsky.social @stevebland.bsky.social @robert-m-ross.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps... Drawing on insights from Nietzsche's Human All-too-human, we develop a framework for wisely placing trust 🧵osf.ioOSF 164
Reposted by Steve BlandPeggy Sattler @peggysattlerndp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025In London West, it’s a two-way race between Peggy Sattler and the Ford Conservatives. We can stop Ford, but only if you make your vote count. Keep a strong voice in London West and re-elect Peggy Sattler. #LdnOnt #LdnWest #OnYourSide 085
Reposted by Steve BlandThomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 19/02/2025The #university sector in Ontario is in trouble, especially for those of us working in affiliated universities. In the attached letter, I outline these threats in response to an #onelxn meeting in #ldnont organized by @uwofa1.bsky.social & @ocufa.bsky.social. hucfa.ca/wp-content/u... #onpolihucfa.ca 063
Reposted by Steve BlandAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Government transfers to universities per FTE, 1981-82 vs 2022-23. 108755
Steve Bland @stevebland.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Want to spend 2025 in more humbling environments? Check out my latest blogpost to find out what it would mean to do so. 011
Reposted by Steve BlandLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 27/12/2024New blog post on Imperfect Cognitions: Can we become more intellectually humble without any explicit training or instruction? Steven Bland explores the issue, discussed in a recent paper published in Review of Philosophy and Psychology imperfectcognitions.... #philsky 02711
Reposted by Steve BlandImperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 26/12/2024Happy Holidays! For this week's blogpost, we have part 1 of a 2 part series from Steven Bland discussing intellectual humility and the importance of humbling environments #philsky imperfectcogn... 062
Steve Bland @stevebland.bsky.social · 26/12/2024If you have some spare time over the holidays, I humbly recommend reading my blogpost on intellectual humility. imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2024/12/inte...imperfectcognitions.blogspot.comIntellectual Humility and Humbling Environments – Part 1A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases. 021
Reposted by Steve BlandJournal of Applied Philosophy @the-joap.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Philosophers! Please follow & share our new account with your colleagues - we would ultimately like to move away from Twitter/X. #philosophy #philosophers #appliedphilosophy #philosophyjournal 410679
Steve Bland @stevebland.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Thanks, Barrett. Would you please add me to the list? 110
Steve Bland @stevebland.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Thanks, Nathan! Would you mind adding me, please? 120
Reposted by Steve BlandJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 02/10/2024Like individuals, we argue that collectives can possess intellectual humility. Our new paper explains who groups can achieve better decisions by catching each other's biases, expressing dissent, and more. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 36216
Steve Bland @stevebland.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Hi everyone! I’m a philosopher who works primarily at the intersection of epistemology and psychology. My latest book offers a new framework for understanding the empirical literature on epistemic rationality. 040