COVID-19 heralds a new epistemology of science for the public good

Guido Caniglia; Carlo Jaeger; Eva Schernhammer; Gerald Steiner; Federica Russo; Jürgen Renn; Peter Schlosser; Manfred D. Laubichler

doi:10.1007/s40656-021-00413-7

COVID-19 heralds a new epistemology of science for the public good

Guido Caniglia, Carlo Jaeger, Eva Schernhammer, Gerald Steiner, Federica Russo, Jürgen Renn, Peter Schlosser, Manfred D. Laubichler

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COVID-19 has revealed that science needs to learn how to better deal with the irreducible uncertainty that comes with global systemic risks as well as with the social responsibility of science towards the public good. Further developing the epistemological principles of new theories and experimental practices, alternative investigative pathways and communication, and diverse voices can be an important contribution of history and philosophy of science and of science studies to ongoing transformations of the scientific enterprise.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	59
Journal	History and philosophy of the life sciences
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00413-7
State	Published - Jun 2021

Keywords

Complexity
Diversity
Inclusion
Public discourse
Systemic risk
Uncertainty

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History
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
History and Philosophy of Science

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