ONLINE / ENGLISH: Social Epistemology, Part 1

This is the Monday night meeting for Orlando Stoics. It's online.

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy about the study of knowledge, including its origins and how to evaluate knowledge. Example for modern times: someone claims a product has certain benefits. How can you verify this? In this series, we’ll go deeper. Orlando Stoics will (for the first time) explore Social Epistemology. This area changes the focus from an individual (in isolation), to how groups respond to information. The SEP calls this approach “the epistemic effects of social interactions, practices, norms, and systems”. Note: this topic may cross into controversial areas, we will encourage members to keep the conversation friendly.

READING MATERIALS

Reading in advance is optional.

URL - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epistemology-social/#WhatSociEpis

SCHEDULE

6-09-2025 Sections 1-3
6-16-2025 Section 4
6-23-2025 Section 5 & Finale

TIMEZONES

Meeting time (USA):
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6:00PM Central
5:00PM Mountain
4:00PM Pacific

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Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Stoicism and how it relates to science, culture, philosophy, other belief systems, and even pop culture (books and movies). Sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.

In general, Stoicism teaches us how to handle difficult people and events, how to avoid anger and worry, and overall to use moderation in all aspects of our lives.

This meeting is free and open to the public.