E102 - #102 - The Philosophy of Indoctrination | Chris Ranalli

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Chris Ranalli is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at VU Amsterdam.

Website: https://chris-ranalli.weebly.com/

Article: https://1000wordphilosophy.com/2022/01/16/indoctrination/

Summary:In this interview, we discuss Ranalli's account of indoctrination. He argues that indoctrination is most fundamentally a structural epistemic phenomenon that results in closed-minded beliefs. The sources of indoctrination are diverse: institutional structures, technological systems, ideological frames, and individual actions. What unites them is that they lead to the systematic failure to consider seriously the relevant alternatives to...