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Distributive Epistemic Justice in Science

Irzik, Gürol and Kurtulmus, Faik (2021) Distributive Epistemic Justice in Science. The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.

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This article develops an account of distributive epistemic justice in the production of scientific knowledge. We identify four requirements: (a) science should produce the knowledge citizens need in order to reason about the common good, their individual good and pursuit thereof; (b) science should produce the knowledge those serving the public need to pursue justice effectively; (c) science should be organized in such a way that it does not aid the wilful manufacturing of ignorance; and (d) when making decisions about epistemic risks, scientists should make sure that there aren’t social groups or weighty interests that are neglected. After discussing these requirements, we examine the relationship between discriminatory and distributive epistemic injustice in science and argue that they often compound each other.


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Irzik, Gürolirzik@sabanciuniv.edu
Kurtulmus, Faikfaik.kurtulmus@sabanciuniv.edu0000-0002-0973-7610
Subjects: General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User: Dr. Faik Kurtulmus
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2021 14:02
Last Modified: 02 Jul 2021 14:02
Item ID: 19267
Journal or Publication Title: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1086/715351
Subjects: General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > Values In Science
Date: 2021
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19267

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