Peter Boghossian
American philosopher and pedagogist (born 1966) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | Peter Gregory Boghossian (1966-07-25) July 25, 1966 (age 57) 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 |
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.