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Peter Boghossian | |
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 Boghossian in 2019 | |
| Born | Peter Gregory Boghossian July 25, 1966 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Marquette University (BA)[1] Fordham University (MA)[1] Portland State University (EdD) |
| School | New Atheism |
| Institutions | Portland State University |
Main interests | Atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, Socratic method |
Notable ideas | Socratic pedagogy, street epistemology |
| Website | peterboghossian |
Peter Gregory Boghossian (/bəˈɡoʊziən/; born July 25, 1966)[1] is an American philosopher and pedagogue. Born in Boston,[1] he was a non-tenure track assistant professor of philosophy at Portland State University for ten years, and his areas of academic focus include atheism, critical thinking, pedagogy, scientific skepticism, and the Socratic method.[2][3] He is the author of A Manual for Creating Atheists, and (with James Lindsay) of How to Have Impossible Conversations: A Very Practical Guide.
Boghossian was involved in the grievance studies affair (also called "Sokal Squared" in media coverage) with collaborators James A. Lindsay and Helen Pluckrose, which entailed submitting bogus papers to peer-reviewed publications related to gender studies and other fields.[4] This project generated significant media and academic attention, including both praise and condemnation, as well as ethical and methodological criticism. After an investigation, Portland State University restricted Boghossian's future work on the basis of research misconduct. In September 2021, Boghossian resigned his position from Portland State University, citing harassment and a lack of intellectual freedom.[5]
Boghossian coined the term street epistemology for a set of conversational techniques he described, which are designed to enable examination of strongly held beliefs, especially of the religious kind, in a non-confrontational manner.
- ^ a b c d Charter, David (September 11, 2021). "Peter Boghossian: 'The woke don't give a reason for their faith. It's different rules of engagement'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Department of Philosophy: Faculty and Staff". Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Peter Boghossian, Author at Areo". Areo.
- ^ Lagerspetz, Mikko (March 2021). ""The Grievance Studies Affair" Project: Reconstructing and Assessing the Experimental Design". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 46 (2): 402–424. doi:10.1177/0162243920923087. ISSN 0162-2439. S2CID 218914988.
- ^ Meerah Powell (September 9, 2021). "Longtime PSU instructor quits, citing harassment, lack of free speech". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.