Joseph Ulatowski
Truth Without Borders
Objectives
Communicate
To communicate the central role that truth and related concepts play in our everyday lives
Facilitate
To facilitate greater appreciation of semantic concepts in marginalised and underrepresented cultures and languages
Cultivate
To cultivate healthier cultural and intellectual environments for future generations
International Collaboration
This project involves a large, multi-site research consortium comprised of scholars from 14 different institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America. The principal investigators, Joseph Ulatowski and Jeremy Wyatt, operate as the centre of the consortium. As such, they work with small, independent research clusters within the consortium, and they have organised a small research symposium or workshop as a capstone event for the University funded project. The workshop is scheduled to take place 30 Nov 2021 - 3 December 2021.
Meet The Team
Joseph Ulatowski
Co-principal
Investigator
Jeremy Wyatt
Co-principal
Investigator
Jay Evans
Research Assistant
Way Ming Chan
Research Assistant
International Collaborators
Jamin Asay
University of Hong Kong
Robert Barnard
University of Mississippi
Filippo Ferrari
University of Padua
Chris Heffer
Cardiff University
Katarzyna Kuś
University of Warsaw
Michael P. Lynch
University of Connecticut
Bartosz Maćkiewicz
University of Warsaw
Masaharu Mizumoto
Japan Institute of Science & Technology
Sebastiano Moruzzi
University of Bologna
Jenny Nado
University of Hong Kong
Katarzyna
Paprzycka-Hausman
University of Warsaw
Nikolaj JLL Pedersen
Yonsei University
Hwan Ryu
University of Miami
Alessandra Tanesini
Cardiff University
Jonathan Weinberg
University of Arizona
Chase Wrenn
University of Alabama
Su Wu
Sun Yat-sen University
Jiawei Xu
Xiamen University
Marta Zaręba
University of Warsaw
Dan Zeman
University of Warsaw
Jing Zhu
Xiamen University
Truth Without Borders Workshop
30 November 2021 - 3 December 2021 • website
"Political Truth"
Michael P. Lynch / University of Connecticut
"The Role of Truth in Philosophy: A Conceptual Engineering Approach"
Jennifer Nado / University of Hong Kong
"Concepts of Truth?"
Jamin Asay / University of Hong Kong
"Intellectual Vices of Self-Evaluation"
Alessandra Tanesini / Cardiff University
"Lying, Bullshit, and Bullshitting: Why Truth Matters in Analysing Untruthful Discourse"
Chris Heffer / Cardiff University
Media
Truth & Politics
TRUTH20|21
No part of life seems safe from misinformation. Whether its disinformation campaigns distributed by rogue actors or its bald-faced lies spread by nescient bystanders, truth is under assault from nearly every quarter. Nowhere else is this assault on truth more apparent than in politics. In the Panel Discussion, panellists examine the challenges democracy faces in light of misinformation, falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and bald-face lies, and they address the question whether democracies have an interest in the promotion of true beliefs.
Truth & Polarisation
VICTR Pop-Up Panel
Truth is under significant threat. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 US Presidential election, we face the very real danger of different 'realities' emerging, where worldviews are not tethered to evidence, and there is no agreement about even basic facts to give common ground for discussion. The polarisation that threatens to emerge endangers the democratic institutions of the United States, not to mention the lives of its people. Joe Ulatowski and members of the VICTR steering committee discusses the problem of truth and polarisation with Maria Baghramian, Michael P. Lynch, and Cailin O'Connor.
Research Outputs
Sponsored by the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences
