Peter Forrest | Fake News? Three Golden Lessons of Social Epistemology | Fall Classical Summit

Epistemology is the area of philosophy that studies and evaluates how we come to form our beliefs and know things about the world. Historically, epistemology was studied as a private enterprise but today, particularly with social media, the task of gaining knowledge is a thoroughly social enterprise.

In this lecture, Dr. Forrest examined four epistemic principles that correct false and destructive messages from our culture about how we gain knowledge and brainstorm ways to integrate these principles into the classroom. These principles, if grasped by middle and high schoolers, will go a long way in helping them navigate through an often confusing and hostile world, while confidently forming beliefs that align with the true, the good, and the beautiful.

Peter Forrest, Ph.D., received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford in 2015, after having previously received a B.Phil. in philosophy from Oxford in 2011, a M.A. in philosophical theology from Yale University Divinity School in 2009, and a B.A. in English from Yale University in 2005. Dr. Forrest’s primary area of research has been in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and he has spent the past five years teaching undergraduates in the philosophy department at Auburn University. He is married and is father to two young children, and in his spare time he enjoys coaching his son’s soccer team. He serves as the Dean of Humanities for Thales College.

This lecture was delivered live at the Fall Classical Summit, a regional classical conference held at Thales Academy Apex Junior High-High School on October 7, 2022.

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