In need of the general public’s participation in science

Commentary on Bad Beliefs

Bibliographic Data

ID21591708
AuthorsRie Iizuka (0000-0001-8270-9002, Kansai University, corresponding author), Chie Kobayashi (0009-0000-5388-4549, Yokohama National University)
Year2023
Volume36
Issue4
Pages834-845
Publication date2023-05-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-5089 • E-ISSN: 1465-394X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09515089.2023.2191635
OpenAlexW4361005827
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

In his book Bad Beliefs, Neil Levy defends the engineering of our epistemic environment by removing epistemic pollutions and by nudging people through second-order evidence. Although we agree with his core ideas, in this commentary, we aim at supplementing his approach in light of the participation of the general public in science. In the first part, we argue that the issue of participatory epistemic injustice in the scientific community remains unaddressed in Levy’s discussion and that addressing the issue is equal to removing an epistemic pollution. In the second part, we address the issue of transparency in nudging. Here, we discuss the significance of public engagement in controlling the system of nudges to respect our rational and autonomous choices

Citizen journalism · Economics · Epistemic community · Epistemology · Injustice · Nudge theory · Philosophy of science · Political science · Public engagement · Public participation · Public relations · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Ethics in Clinical Research · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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