Romero, Felipe (2017) Novelty vs. Replicability: Virtues and Vices in the Reward System of Science. [Preprint]
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Abstract
The reward system of science is the priority rule (Merton, 1957). The first scientist making a new discovery is rewarded with prestige while second runners get little or nothing. Strevens (2003, 2011), following Kitcher (1990), defends this reward system arguing that it incentivizes an efficient division of cognitive labor. I argue that this assessment depends on strong implicit assumptions about the replicability of findings. I question these assumptions based on meta-scientific evidence and argue that the priority rule systematically discourages replication. My analysis leads us to qualify Kitcher and Strevens’ contention that a priority-based reward system is normatively desirable for science.
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| Additional Information: | Forthcoming in Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Keywords: | Replication, Replicability, Social structure of science, Social epistemology, Scientific self-correction, Frequentist statistics, Priority Rule, ESP | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Psychology General Issues > Science and Policy |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Felipe Romero | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2017 14:09 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2017 14:09 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12959 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Psychology General Issues > Science and Policy |
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| Date: | 2017 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12959 |
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