A5060258508- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Families in Therapy and Culture
- German Social Sciences and History
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
University of Stuttgart
2024
Computing Center
2023-2024
University of Wuppertal
2023-2024
Between 2016 and 2019, the European Union funded development testing of a system called “iBorderCtrl”, which aims to help detect illegal migration. Part iBorderCtrl is an automatic deception detection (ADDS): Using artificial intelligence, ADDS designed calculate probability by analyzing subtle facial expressions support decision-making border guards. This text explains operating principle its theoretical foundations. Against this background, possible deficits in justification use are...
The text presents the current philosophical debate on conspiracy theories and discusses positions of this debate. focus is questions "What are theories?" "Is it justified to believe in or how can we distinguish – if at all warranted from unwarranted discussed will be explained evaluated recourse examples, e.g.regarding Corona crisis. Finally, an assessment role philosophy within media coverage interdisciplinary research given.
Throughout history, both philosophers and non-philosophers have doubted that philosophical positions qua are justified philosophy is a rational enterprise. Today, such doubts grouped under the term “Metaphilosophical Skepticism”. Nicholas Rescher, in his book Strife of Systems, includes Kant among proponents this kind skepticism. I want to argue while Rescher wrong, has contributed new version In first step, characterize basic idea metaphilosophical skepticism more detail identify idea,...