Keith Raymond Harris
About
I am a postdoctoral fellow in philosophy at the University of Vienna, where I am part of the Knowledge in Crisis project.
My recent research is primarily focused on applied, social, and virtue epistemology. My work in this area has investigated conspiracy theories, deepfakes, misinformation, epistemic vices, and so on. My first book, entitled Misinformation, Content Moderation, and Epistemology: Protecting Knowledge, discusses the ways in which misinformation threatens the acquisition and retention of knowledge and what can be done about this. In general, my research in this area aims to identify factors that contribute to negative epistemic outcomes, and to assess potential remedies.
In addition to my core areas of research, I have previously published articles on the extended mind, group minds, knowledge-how, the metaphysics of groups, scientific progress, and further philosophical topics. My research on the extended mind, and especially its connection to emerging artificial intelligence technologies, is ongoing. Links to my previous work can be found here.
In my current work, I am increasingly focused on cases in which the evidence available to some parties is controlled, or perceived to be controlled, by others, and the epistemological implications of such control.