As far as not interacting with someone, there are lots of people I ignore on the basis of bad behavior. As far as not taking the types of concerns they raise seriously, I’d like to think that it’s possible to separate the person from the concerns.
For example, in my discipline (philosophy) there is a truly excellent ranking of philosophy departments. It’s also run by a terrible human being. Most of us still use the ranking, just with the warning not to engage with this individual, which we repeat to our students.
Have you seen people dismiss concerns because Torres shares them (as opposed to dismissing Torres as a source)? I haven’t, but I’m sure it’s happening somewhere. I agree that would be bad epistemics.
Is there any level of bad behavior that you think merits totally ignoring someone? Where is that line for you?
As far as not interacting with someone, there are lots of people I ignore on the basis of bad behavior. As far as not taking the types of concerns they raise seriously, I’d like to think that it’s possible to separate the person from the concerns.
For example, in my discipline (philosophy) there is a truly excellent ranking of philosophy departments. It’s also run by a terrible human being. Most of us still use the ranking, just with the warning not to engage with this individual, which we repeat to our students.
Have you seen people dismiss concerns because Torres shares them (as opposed to dismissing Torres as a source)? I haven’t, but I’m sure it’s happening somewhere. I agree that would be bad epistemics.