Melanie Altanian is assistant professor for epistemology and theory of science. Her areas of specialization are social and political epistemology, moral philosophy, and social philosophy.
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Books & Edited Volumes
Articles & Book Chapters
Summer Term 2025
Seminar: Theory of Culture
Winter Term 2024/25
Seminar: Arrogant, Closed-Minded, Dogmatic: Introducing Vice Epistemology
Summer Term 2024
Seminar: Theory of Culture
Seminar: Wissen, Sexualität und Identitäten. Linda Martín Alcoffs radikal gegenwärtige Philosophie (mit Frieder Vogelmann)
Winter Term 2023/24
Seminar: The Right (Not) To Know
Spring Trimester 2023 (at University College Dublin, Ireland)
Lecture: Applied Epistemology
Spring Term 2022 (at University of Lucerne, Switzerland)
Hauptseminar: Leugnung und Unwissen
Fall Term 2021 (at University of Lucerne, Switzerland)
Proseminar: Epistemische Ungerechtigkeiten
Book Symposium
The Epistemic Injustice of Genocide Denialism
November 11, 2024, University of Freiburg
Workshop
Institutional Virtues, Political Decision-Making, and Communication under Uncertainty
March 15, 2024, University of Freiburg/University College Dublin (Online)
Workshop
Themes From Testimonial Injustice and Trust
June 17–18, 2021, UCD Centre for Ethics in Public Life (Online)
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