Will Mittendorf
About:
Associate Professor & Chair, Philosophy Dept.
President, Cerritos College Faculty Federation (CCFF)
Contact:
Office: Social Science Building, SS-131
Student Hours: Wednesdays 2 pm - 2:30 pm.
Email: email Will Mittendorf
Bio:
Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Will moved to California in 2001 to study philosophy and not be cold.
Will has a Ph.D. in Religion (Philosophy of Religion Program) and an M.A. in Philosophy from Claremont Graduate University and a B.A. in Philosophy from Pitzer College. His main academic interests include social epistemology (specifically philosophy of conspiracy theories), democratic theory, and pragmatist philosophy.
Recent Publications:
(Forthcoming) “Why Suppressing Conspiracy Theories Requires Particularism,” in Research Handbook on Conspiracy Theories and Society, edited by David Coady & Melina Tsapos, Edward Elgar Publishing.
2024. "Racist and Antiracist Conspiracy Theories." Inquiry, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174X.2024.2375776.
2023. “Should We be Generalists about Official Stories? A Response to Hayward.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 12 (10): 36–43. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-8a3.
2023. "Conspiracy Theories and Democratic Legitimacy." Social Epistemology, 37:4, 481-493. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2023.2172700.
2023. “Reasonable Pluralism and the Procedure-Independent Standard in Epistemic Democracy” in Autonomy, Diversity and the Common Good, edited by Ingolf U. Dalferth and Marlene Block, Mohr Siebeck.