The Philosophy of Indoctrination: Epistemology, Ethics, and Politics

This book develops and defends a novel social epistemological account of indoctrination. It answers important epistemological, ethical, and political questions about what indoctrination is, why it is epistemically harmful, how it can be practiced, and how we should talk about indoctrination.

Chris Ranalli is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam). His research is primarily in epistemology. He also has research interests in philosophy of mind, ethics, and social philosophy. He is a core member of the European Research Council (ERC) ’Extreme Beliefs’ research group.