Science and the Public

Angela Potochnik (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

84 Seiten

2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-47582-2 (ISBN)

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This Element explores the relationship between science and the public with resources from philosophy of science. It covers science's relationship to the public, public trust in science, science denial, expanded participation in science, and science's obligation to the public.

Science is a product of society: in its funding, its participation, and its application. This Element explores the relationship between science and the public with resources from philosophy of science. Chapter 1 defines the questions about science's relationship to the public and outlines science's obligation to the public. Chapter 2 considers the Vienna Circle as a case study in how science, philosophy, and the public can relate very differently than they do at present. Chapter 3 examines how public understanding of science can have a variety of different goals and introduces philosophical discussions of scientific understanding as a resource. Chapter 4 addresses public trust in science, including responding to science denial. Chapter 5 considers how expanded participation in science can contribute to public trust of science. Finally, Chapter 6 casts light on how science might discharge its obligations to the public.

1. Introduction; 2. The Vienna circle: A different model of philosophy, science, and the public; 3. Public understanding of science; 4. Public trust in science; 5. Participation in science; 6. Science in service to the public; References.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.02.2024
Reihe/Serie	Elements in the Philosophy of Science
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	1-009-47582-7 / 1009475827
ISBN-13	978-1-009-47582-2 / 9781009475822
Zustand	Neuware