Critical thinkers must be critical about critical thinking itself, and because there is a close conceptual connection between critical thinking and rationality, the demand for justification for a commitment to critical thinking is tantamount to a demand for reasons that justify a commitment to rationality. Several authors have argued that the…

Examines reasons for embracing multiculturalism, arguing that multiculturalism is best defined in universalistic moral, rather than epistemic, terms. The paper criticizes the view that multiculturalism is incompatible with a universalistic conception of science, arguing that it is compatible with suitable epistemic universalism and discussing…

This paper examines inclusion as both a conversational and a theoretical idea, investigating whether scholarly standards and the universal claims of science function to exclude certain individuals and groups. The paper argues that inclusion is best understood as a moral rather than an epistemological virtue. (Author/SM)