The collective responsibilities of science: towards a normative framework

Politi, Vincenzo (2024) The collective responsibilities of science: towards a normative framework. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Scientists have the epistemic responsibility of producing knowledge. They also have the social responsibility of aligning their research with the needs and values of various societal stakeholders. Individual scientists may be left with no guidance on how to prioritise and carry these different responsibilities. As I will argue, however, the responsibilities of science can be harmonised at the collective level. Drawing from debates in moral philosophy, I will propose a theory of the collective responsibilities of science that accounts for the internal diversity of research groups and for their different responsibilities.

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Creators	Email	ORCID
Politi, Vincenzo	vin.politi@gmail.com	0000-0002-5753-3196

Additional Information:

Preprint version of a formally accepted article, to appear in Philosophy of Science

Keywords:

Social Responsibility; Epistemic Responsibility; Collective Responsibility; Responsible Research; Special Duties; Research Groups; Scientific Community.

Subjects:

General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > Science and Policy
General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science
General Issues > Values In Science

Depositing User:

Vincenzo Politi

Date Deposited:

31 Oct 2024 17:12

Last Modified:

31 Oct 2024 17:12

Item ID:

24131

DOI or Unique Handle:

10.1017/psa.2024.28