LE NEPVOU, Alexandre (2025) The Crisis of Scientific Objectivity in Ultra-Specialized Knowledge Regimes. [Preprint]
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This article examines the epistemological and ontological consequences of ultra-specialization in contemporary science. We argue that the increasing fragmentation of knowledge undermines intersubjective intelligibility, producing a form of objectivity detached from shared meaning and ontological resistance. Drawing on Kantian and phenomenological traditions, particularly the works of Husserl and Bachelard, we show that ultra-specialization leads to a redefinition of the scientific object as a procedural artifact rather than a point of rational encounter. We introduce the distinction between the intentionality of the scientist and the systemic intention of science, highlighting the dissociation between epistemic agency and formalized knowledge production. This condition generates cognitive opacity, institutional technocracy, and political distrust. In response, we propose structural reforms: deep interdisciplinarity, reintroduction of philosophical reflection within scientific practice, and the creation of epistemic translation platforms. Ultimately, we advocate for a pluralistic and reflexive model of science grounded not in technocratic closure but in the intersubjective articulation of reality. Science must not only produce valid results—it must make them intelligible and meaningful.
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| Keywords: | Epistemic Opacity Scientific Objectivity Ultra-Specialization Philosophy of Science Social Epistemology Scientific Rationality Intersubjectivity Normativity of Science | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Depositing User: | Mr Alexandre LE NEPVOU | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 22 May 2025 12:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 22 May 2025 12:31 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 25394 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Social Epistemology of Science General Issues > Structure of Theories General Issues > Values In Science |
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| Date: | 21 May 2025 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25394 |
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