A Heated Debate
Meta-Theoretical Studies on Current Climate Research and Public Understanding of Science
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How do ideals about science influence public debates on climate change? An exploration of the public understanding of science and what makes experts.
Ever since climate change has been identified as one of the most significant challenges of humanity, climate change deniers have repeatedly tried to discredit the work of scientists. To show how these processes work, Maria M. Sojka examines three ideals about how science should operate. These ideals concern the understanding of uncertainties, the relationship between models and data, and the role of values in science. Their widespread presence in the public understanding of science makes it easy for political and industrial stakeholders to undermine inconvenient research. To address this issue, Sojka analyses the importance of tacit knowledge in scientific practice and the question of what defines an expert.
Ever since climate change has been identified as one of the most significant challenges of humanity, climate change deniers have repeatedly tried to discredit the work of scientists. To show how these processes work, Maria M. Sojka examines three ideals about how science should operate. These ideals concern the understanding of uncertainties, the relationship between models and data, and the role of values in science. Their widespread presence in the public understanding of science makes it easy for political and industrial stakeholders to undermine inconvenient research. To address this issue, Sojka analyses the importance of tacit knowledge in scientific practice and the question of what defines an expert.
Maria M. Sojka studied philosophy and physics at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Her research focuses on the philosophy of climate science, the philosophy of physics, the public understanding of science and feminist philosophy of science.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 09.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edition Moderne Postmoderne |
| Verlagsort | Bielefeld |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 378 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Metaphysik / Ontologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | Analytical Philosophy • Climate Science • Computer simulations • Epistemology • Expertise • Nature • Philosophy • philosophy of nature • philosophy of science • Science • Society • Tacit Knowledge |
| ISBN-10 | 3-8376-6580-1 / 3837665801 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-8376-6580-2 / 9783837665802 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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