Nonilex , to random
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’s top collapses under efforts

Stanford Observatory, which published some of the most influential analysis on the spread of false info on during , has shed most of its staff & may shut down amid & attacks that have cast a pall on efforts to study .

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/14/stanford-internet-observatory-disinformation-research-lawsuits-politics/

Nonilex OP ,
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University spox Dee Mostofi said in a statement that much of the Observatory work was continuing under new leadership….
“Stanford remains deeply concerned about efforts, including & investigations, that chill of & undermine legitimate & much needed — both at Stanford & across ,” Mostofi added.

ninokadic , to AcademicChatter group
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Am I the only one who unequivocally thinks that philosophy has made progress? Perhaps I have a different definition of what progress means, but surely I can't be the only one?

The number of theories and arguments that philosophers uncovered, as well as the clarity and breadth of their analyses, is certainly progress.

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slowenough ,
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@benfell @chiffchaff @ninokadic @PhilSciProf @ivanrmanuel @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter You started with a very helpful distinction - sometimes we approach inquiry with a goal or purpose in mind, as what you termed "seekers." Other times we approach inquiry for the sheer interest in inquiry itself, what you termed "scholars."

I see value in each of these.

Then you made a category error by judging seekers' strategy from the perspective of scholars.

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