Alex Broadbent

Philosopher of science at Durham University

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@clairlemon Greatly appreciate it.

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@clairlemon Thanks - appreciate it! These things happen. My view is characterised in my 2019 book as combining epistemic humility with metaphysical realism. I think that's broadly in tune with what you're saying

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@spy_historian @clairlemon I'm not too fussed. I am not a Twitter person. But it's just a bit unfortunate since my arguments could have informed her piece!

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@australian @clairlemon I have been misrepresented in this piece. I am quoted characterising a position I go on to reject, both in the (2017) article and at more length in my 2019 book. https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in Also my institution is now Durham https://t.co/cCuVJ61NyP Please retract/correct? Thanks

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@sridhartweet Thanks Sridhar! Quote is correct but the idea is misattributed: I am carefully characterising the position I go on to reject, not only in this (2017) piece but in my 2019 book. https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@FreeWillPeach @clairlemon Please read what I actually wrote, where I reject relativism: https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in I've been quoted characterising it, not endorsing it. I have actually written about this in my 2019 book as well. And again rejected relativism.

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@madtranny @clairlemon I indeed reject the position that I'm being attributed - I have been quoted from the part where I characterise relativism, which I go on to reject. https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@spy_historian @clairlemon Including me... this is a misattribution. I reject this idea, but have been quoted from the bit where I characterise it: https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@clairlemon Hello - I actually reject relativism, in that article and many others, and my 2019 book. You have quoted me characterising the position I reject. Please can you correct this? We actually agree on this! Thanks. @australian https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@Ayei_Eloheichem @clairlemon Hello - I'm misrepresented here as endorsing relativism. In fact I reject it in the article quoted from (the quote is merely me summarising what I'm rejecting). See: https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in Can we kindly arrange a correction? Thanks! @australian (Have posted separate thread too)

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@australian Tagging the paper here, too. Kindly arrange a correction? Thank you! Alex

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

@clairlemon Hi - I think you've misattributed an idea to me in your piece in the Australian today. You quote me characterising a position (relativism) I then go on to reject, and have done in several other places in print including in my 2019 book. Will you correct? Thanks! Alex

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

Here's the source article, for anyone interested: https://t.co/8VRzDLX5in

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

In short, I suspect you could use my arguments to support yours. I would be most appreciative if you could request the Australian to publish a correction, or take some other similar action - since, after all, I think we're agreeing! Thank you.

[Alex Broadbent @AlexBroadb94262]

And: "The relativist stance says that whether it works depends on your point of view. But this is a poor analysis of this case: it works in one and not the other, whichever place you are looking from."

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And: "The trouble is that ideas can conflict by themselves. They can logically contradict each other. They can mandate actions that are mutually exclusive. We might think very differently – but we share the same world."