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Attila Gergely Mráz
Knowledge, Politics, Society

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
philosophy
Doctoral School of Philosophy

Thesis supervisor: Attila Gergely Mráz
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE BTK
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

Possible topics include: social epistemology and the nature of political knowledge and competence; justification of political beliefs; feminist and critical epistemology (e.g., Fricker, Medina); epistemic justice and discrimination; the epistemology and political philosophy of epistocracy and democracy (e.g., Brennan, Cohen, Landemore, Peter); the role of expertise in politics; critiques of technocracy (e.g., Habermas, Mouffe); epistemic division of labor in democracies: democratic representation and (un)informed electorates (e.g., Beerbohm, Thompson); political deliberation and polarization (e.g., Fishkin, Sunstein); democratizing academic inquiry; the epistemology and political philosophy of conspiracy theories (e.g., Coady, Räikkä, Cassam); applied ethics, especially concerning new and emerging technologies and democracy (e.g., philosophical issues in the regulation of social media or deepfake technology).

Required language skills: angol nyelvű szakszöveg-olvasá
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2024-05-06


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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