How can science be well-ordered in times of crisis? Learning from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
- authored by
- Thomas A. C. Reydon
- Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic constituted a crisis situation in which science was very far from Kitcher’s ideal of well-ordered science. I suggest that this could and should have been different. Kitcher’s ideal should play a role in assessing the allocation of research resources in future crisis situations, as it provides a way to balance highly divergent interests and incorporate the common good into decision-making processes on research.
- Organisation(s)
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Institute of Philosophy
- Type
- Article
- Journal
- History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
- Volume
- 42
- ISSN
- 0391-9714
- Publication date
- 03.11.2020
- Publication status
- Published
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), History, History and Philosophy of Science
- Electronic version(s)
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-020-00348-5 (Access:
Open)
