Article ID: CBB589589263

The Two Virtues of Science (2022)

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was disagreement over whether the science supported facemask mandates. This paper interrogates debates over this question, paying particular attention to an ambiguity between two scientific virtues: epistemic caution and epistemic responsiveness. I suggest that there is an argument from each virtue to reasons to trust scientists’ claims in policy debate. However, as the case of facemask debates illustrates, it is not clear that scientists can possess both virtues simultaneously: the two virtues are in tension. After showing how this general framework can help us better understand debate, I turn to consider some possible ways of resolving this tension, arguing that none of them is entirely satisfactory.

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Authors & Contributors
Eyal, Gil
Evans, Robert
Matheus Monteiro Nascimento
Monique Santos
Li, Fabiana
Haines, Monamie Bhadra
Concepts
Expertise
Authority of science
Authorities; experts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Democracy
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
Modern
20th century, early
Places
United States
Peru
Japan
Italy
India
Great Britain
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