Bschir, Karim and Lohse, Simon (2022) Pandemics, Policy, and Pluralism: A Feyerabend-Inspired Perspective on COVID-19. [Preprint]

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We analyse insufficient epistemic pluralism and associated problems in science-based policy advice during the COVID-19 pandemic drawing on specific arguments in Paul Feyerabend’s philosophy. Our goal is twofold: to deepen our understanding of the epistemic shortcomings in science-based policy during the pandemic, and to assess the merits and problems of Feyerabend’s arguments for epistemic pluralism as well as their relevance for policy-making. We discuss opportunities and challenges of integrating a plurality of viewpoints from within and outside science into policy advice thus contributing to discussions about normative issues concerning evidence and expertise in policy-making.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bschir, Karim Lohse, Simon simon.lohse@ru.nl
Keywords:	Epistemic pluralism, scientific expertise, policy advice, evidence-based policy, interdisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity, Paul Feyerabend.
Subjects:	General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science and Policy
Depositing User:	Dr. S. Lohse
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2022 18:57
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2022 18:57
Item ID:	21216
Subjects:	General Issues > Evidence General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Science and Policy
Date:	2022
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21216

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