Epistemic Trust in Scientific Experts: A Moral Dimension.
Sci Eng Ethics
; 30(3): 21, 2024 May 24.
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ABSTRACT
In this paper, I develop and defend a moralized conception of epistemic trust in science against a particular kind of non-moral account defended by John (2015, 2018). I suggest that non-epistemic value considerations, non-epistemic norms of communication and affective trust properly characterize the relationship of epistemic trust between scientific experts and non-experts. I argue that it is through a moralized account of epistemic trust in science that we can make sense of the deep-seated moral undertones that are often at play when non-experts (dis)trust science.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Science
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Communication
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Knowledge
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Trust
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Morals
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Sci Eng Ethics
Journal subject:
ETICA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany