Franco, Paul L. (2018) Speech Act Theory and the Multiple Aims of Science. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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I draw upon speech act theory to understand the speech acts appropriate to the multiple aims of scientific practice and the role of nonepistemic values in evaluating speech acts made relative to those aims. First, I look at work that distinguishes explaining from describing within scientific practices. I then argue speech act theory provides a framework to make sense of how explaining, describing, and other acts have different felicity conditions. Finally, I argue that if explaining aims to convey understanding to particular audiences rather than describe literally across all contexts, then evaluating explanatory acts directed to the public or policymakers involves asking nonepistemic questions.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Franco, Paul L. pfranco@uw.edu
Additional Information:	Accepted with minor revisions to the PSA 2018 proceedings issue of Philosophy of Science | Revisions not yet made; final version due January 2019
Keywords:	Speech Act Theory, Explanation, Values in Science, Aims Approach
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Paul L. Franco
Date Deposited:	13 Oct 2018 02:20
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2018 02:20
Item ID:	15150
Subjects:	General Issues > Explanation General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15150

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