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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,"…
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