Ramos Neto, Iolanda
(2019)
Weaponising controversy: a demarcation of illegitimate dissent.
Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Climate change research has faced increased public scrutiny over the last several years. The scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change has significant public policy implications, and this, combined with the resulting public scrutiny, has had material consequence to how science in this field is done. Dissenting research, as well as dissent more generally, is often made in a way that is damaging to the pursuit of knowledge, instead of beneficial to it.
While historical accounts of ‘epistemically detrimental dissent’ (EDD) have captured some of the ways these views are created and spread, establishing strict criteria for these without implicating the normal dissent that is so crucial to scientific practice, remains difficult. After discussing the background of EDD in existing philosophical literature, an alternative – the communications account of epistemically detrimental dissent – is proposed.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Unpublished |
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Date: |
28 August 2019 |
Date Type: |
Publication |
Defense Date: |
8 May 2019 |
Approval Date: |
28 August 2019 |
Submission Date: |
7 June 2019 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Number of Pages: |
37 |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
David C. Frederick Honors College Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History and Philosophy of Science |
Degree: |
BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Undergraduate Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
climate change, philosophy, philosophy of science, philosophy of climate change |
Date Deposited: |
28 Aug 2019 19:13 |
Last Modified: |
28 Aug 2019 19:13 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/36730 |
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