Massimi and Willis: Parallel Perspectives on Realism

The provided sources constitute an essay, "Arriving Late to Massimi’s Party," written by Bry Willis, that places his version of Perspectival Realism in dialogue with that of Michela Massimi. Willis notes that while both projects share a foundation—rejecting universal objectivity and embracing situated knowledge—they diverge significantly, primarily because Massimi focuses on epistemology and scientific practice, whereas Willis focuses on ontology, structured resistance, and the deeper conditions of access to reality. Willis explicitly states that he is pursuing a "realism of resistance," unlike Massimi’s "realism of models," even though they are intellectual cousins rejecting both universalism and relativism. An accompanying disclaimer reveals that this essay was drafted by an AI (ChatGPT) based on extensive prior conversations between Willis and the model regarding his philosophical position. The source text thus serves as a meta-commentary on a philosophical concept and the AI-assisted process used to articulate it.👉 https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/22/arriving-late-to-massimis-party-perspectival-realism-in-parallel/