Democratic Values
A Better Foundation for Public Trust in Science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8399332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | S Andrew Schroeder (0000-0001-7305-3283, Claremont McKenna College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 545-562 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axz023 |
| OpenAlex | W2970697260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
| References cited | 19 |
There is a growing consensus among philosophers of science that core parts of the scientific process involve non-epistemic values. This undermines the traditional foundation for public trust in science. In this article I consider two proposals for justifying public trust in value-laden science. According to the first, scientists can promote trust by being transparent about their value choices. On the second, trust requires that the values of a scientist align with the values of an individual member of the public. I argue that neither of these proposals work and suggest an alternative that does better. When scientists must appeal to values in the course of their research, they should appeal to democratic values: the values of the public or its representatives.
Appeal · Democracy · Epistemology · Foundation (evidence) · Political science · Public relations · Public trust · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Expertise-Objections to the Argument from Inductive Risk
Embodying well-being in research
Social Science, Policy and Democracy
Science advice
How to Think with the Global South
The Limits of Value Transparency in Machine Learning
Cooperative Epistemic Trustworthiness
Concerns about Contextual Values in Science and the Legitimate/Illegitimate Distinction
Consistent effects of science and scientist characteristics on public trust across political regimes
The evolution of Science Week in Ireland over 30 years
The Racial Algorithm
Science and society in Ireland
When is it Rational to Distrust Scientists
Judging Expert Trustworthiness
Sentience and society
It Takes a Village to Trust Science
A Rawlsian Solution to the New Demarcation Problem
Anti-Colonial Science? The Politics of Indigenous Knowledge Inclusion in Science-Based Policy
Engaging with Science, Values, and Society
A Taxonomy of Transparency in Science
Trust in Scientific Expertise and the Varying Demands of Value Transparency
Thinking about Values in Science
Values in science and AI alignment research
Political trust and legitimacy crisis in the age of Covid-19
Architectures of Trust
The moral roles of democratically elected politicians and civil servants
Communicating the Evidence
Technical Legitimacy
Transparency is Surveillance
For values in science
Navigating dissent by managing value judgments
Value transparency and promoting warranted trust in science communication
Earning epistemic trustworthiness
The legacy of the value-free ideal of science
Partisan science and the democratic legitimacy ideal
Diversifying science
Values in public health
Journalism and public trust in science
Objectivity, shared values, and trust
Science, politics and regulation
Does democracy require value-neutral science? Analyzing the legitimacy of scientific information in the political sphere
How to Not Secure Public Trust in Science
To Hedge or Not to Hedge
The Epistemic Projection Approach to Values in Science
Public reason, values in science, and the shifting boundaries of the political forum
Varying Evidential Standards as a Matter of Justice
Fast Science
The Unanimous Consent Approach to Value Management in Citizen Science
Weber's Elephant
Subconscious value influences on science
Misperceptions and Minipublics
Inductive Risk and the Legitimacy of Non-Majoritarian Institutions
Managing values' in health economics modelling
A Tapestry of Values
Epistemic trust and the ethics of science communication
Values and Uncertainties in the Predictions of Global Climate Models
Distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate values in climate modeling
GBD 2010
No health without mental health
Science in a Democratic Society
Climate Change, Epistemic Trust, and Expert Trustworthiness
Inductive risk and the contexts of communication
Using Democratic Values in Science
Epistemic Trust in Science
Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere
| Unique citing works | 53 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 10,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |