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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Paul Silva

Professor for Epistemology

Main Publications

  • A Bayesian Explanation of the Irrationality of Sexist and Racist Beliefs Involving Generic Content. Paul Silva - forthcoming - Synthese:1-23
  • Explaining Enkratic Asymmetries: Knowledge-First Style. Paul Silva - 2018 - Philosophical Studies 175 (11):2907-2930
  • Epistemically Self-Defeating Arguments and Skepticism About Intuition. Paul Silva Jr - 2013 - Philosophical Studies 164 (3):579-589

Key Research Areas

  • traditional epistemology
  • social epistemology
  • formal epistemology