Taylor Matthews

Next week (15 May), the project is hosting a workshop entitled "Conspiracy Theory and Hinge Epistemology". We have a great line-up of speakers on all things conspiracy theories, hinges, and Wittgenstein! ethicsofdoubt.org/event/conspira… @EpistemicAngst @QCassam

Genia Schönbaumsfeld is giving the Newman Centre Annual Lecture in Philosophy of Religion @ucddublin on 16 April, entitled "The Best Scientific Evidence is Just Nothing - Wittgenstein's Critique of Scientism and Evidentialism in Religion! ucd.ie/newman/newseve…

Genia Schönbaumsfeld is giving a talk entitled "Dialectical Intrepidity" at "The Faculty of All Faculties: Re-Imagining Moral Imagination" workshop at @NewCollegeofFL from 8-9 May 2026! More info here: philevents.org/event/show/146…

We're hiring a research fellow! Come and join me at @Ethics_of_Doubt and @SotonPhilosophy. Spread the word far and wide, particularly to those working on the philosophy of conspiracy theories! See details below for more information about the job.

On 17 September, the project is hosting its second workshop of the year, entitled "Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue". We have a great line-up of speakers and topics! More info here: philevents.org/event/show/132… @SotonPhilosophy @HumanitiesUoS @unisouthampton

This paper is a response to Nastasia Müller's insightful paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Should we take virtuous acts, instead of traits, as evaluatively and conceptually primary? I address this question here: wp.me/p1Bfg0-act

Genia Schönbaumsfeld will be participating in an online book launch tomorrow at @AIWG_de, discussing her chapter in a forthcoming volume entitled "The Grammar of 'God' in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam". Watch the book launch here: youtube.com/watch?v=mdHFtA… @SotonPhilosophy

It was great to hear talks on scepticism, belief, and inquiry at the project’s workshop “Epistemological Themes in Kierkegaard’s Climacus Works” last Friday. Thanks to all the speakers, respondents, and attendees for a fantastic day! @SotonPhilosophy @HumanitiesUoS @UKRI_News

Come and work with us! We are advertising for a Lecturer in Philosophy (roughly=Assistant Prof) with research interests in philosophy of mind, metaphysics, or language. Details: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

I wrote about whether scepticism is allied with political conservatism for my Substack. This is partly a response to a recent book (Jonathan Ichikawa's Epistemic Courage) and partly my own thoughts as someone who likes scepticism but is not a conservative. Link below.

tinyurl.com/4n24c3ft HIRING A POSTDOC! Ideally looking for a junior scholar in epistemology/between epistemology and ethics. I am hiring a postdoc for my OPUS project on privilege and wrongs (complete description here): tinyurl.com/mruk9mv8 Post based at @incet_uj 1/

Next week, the project is hosting its third event - a workshop on the epistemological themes of Kierkegaard's Climacus works. We're looking forward to welcoming our speakers for what will certainly be a great day! @SotonPhilosophy @HumanitiesUoS @UKRI_News

The PI, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, has submitted evidence to the House of Lords' Communication and Digital Committee for its inquiry into media literacy, emphasising the importance of the intellectual virtues: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc… @EpistemicAngst, @SotonPhilosophy, @UKRI_News

The online version is now available! #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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.

This year, the project is holding two workshops! On 16 May, "Epistemological Themes in Kierkegaard's Climacus works", then on 17 September "Kierkegaard and Intellectual Virtue". For more information about these events, visit the project's website: ethicsofdoubt.org/events/

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! ethicsofdoubt.org/event/kierkega…

The PI, Genia Schönbaumsfeld will be giving a keynote talk at the Wittgenstein, Newman, and Hinge Epistemology conference @UCDPhilosophy later today. Her talk is entitled "Passionate Commitment to a System of Reference"! @SotonPhilosophy Programme here: philevents.org/event/fileDown…

I've written a short commentary in Philosophy and Technology that responds to @KRaymondHa's interesting article "Synthetic Media, The Wheel, and the Burden of Proof". Open access, too. link.springer.com/article/10.100…