Truth and Politics:
A Political Epistemology Conference
August 18 - 19, 2022
Bamberg, Germany
Image © Bernd Deschauer.
Keynote Speakers
Fabienne Peter, University of Warwick
Kai Spiekermann, London School of Economics
Schedule
(Here’s a PDF of the schedule.)
August 18, 2022
9:15
Opening Remarks, Simon Scheller
Session I: Challenges to Identifying Truth in Political Deliberation
9:30-10:15
What is the Impact of MySide Bias on Scientific Debates?
Matteo Michelini & Louise Dupuis
10:30-11:15
Yes We Can! Propaganda, Ideology, and the Rationality of Collectively Self-Rationalising Beliefs
Max Khan Hayward
11:30-12:15
Populism and Epistemic Injustice: Wronging and Being Wronged?
Lucas Dijker
12:15-2:00
Lunch
Session II: The Relationship between Rationality and Truth of Political Beliefs
2:00-2:45
The Skeptical Upshot of Social Cognition
Hrishikesh Joshi
3:00 -3:45
How to Build an Epistemic Echo Chamber
Steven Hales
4:00-5:30
Keynote I: Why Democracy?
Kai Spiekermann
August 19, 2022
Session III: The Role of Truth (Perception) for Epistemic Democracy
9:30-10:15
The Suspension Problem for Democracy
Miguel Egler
10:30-11:15
Challenging the Voter Ignorance Objection to Direct Democracy
Shira Ahissar
11:30-12:15
Deliberative Epistemic Democracy and Public Credibility Dysfunction
Carline Klijnman
12:15-2:00
Lunch
Session IV: Solution Approaches
2:00-2:45
The Specter of Political Irrationality and the Anti-Psychological State
Petr Špecián
3:00 -3:45
What Justifies Epistemic Exclusion?
Klemens Kappel
4:00-5:30
Keynote II: On Trusting Your Own Political Judgment
Fabienne Peter
Registration
The conference is open to non-presenting participants. Please send a short e-mail to Daniel Mayerhoffer (daniel.mayerhoffer@uni-bamberg.de) including your name and affiliation if you want to participate. The deadline for registration is August 10. Please remember to book an accommodation on you own. In case the number of registrations should exceed our room capacity, we will admit the online registrations on a first come first served basis.
How to get to Bamberg and the Conference Venue
Arrival by plane/train
Going via Frankfurt (watch out: FRA, not HHN) is the major airport connect to Bamberg most conveniently, but Munich (MUC) is almost equally viable and Berlin (BER) is another possible option. Also check connections directly to Nuremberg (NUE) but this will likely mean a layover unless you opt for a low cost carrier.
You can book the train ride from the airport to Bamberg here: https://www.bahn.com/en.The station is called Bamberg. If you book a saver’s rate, you are tied to the specific trains - so, accommodate for plane delays in your train booking or opt for the flexible rate.
In Bamberg
In Bamberg, the hotel Ibis Styles is located in Lange Str. 29, 96047 Bamberg. This is a 1.5 km (0.9 miles) walk from the Station. You can also take bus 901, 902, 907, 911 or 931 to Bamberg ZOB and either walk from there (about 200 m/650 ft). Cabs are available in front of the station and will cost about €10.
Breakfast is included with your room. There is a supermarket (REWE) next door and multiple bakeries, cafes and restaurants in the neighbourhood.
From the hotel to our workshop venue in building KR12 (Am Kranen 12, 96047 Bamberg), it is just a short 300m (1000 ft) walk.
Organizers
The conference is organized as a cooperation between Simon Scheller (principal investigator of the project Political Epistemology, funded by the German Research Foundation) and Michael Hannon (founder of the Political Epistemology Network).