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Seepage, objectivity, and climate science (2020)

Ryan O'Loughlin (Author)

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Volume: 81
Pages: 74-81
Publication date: 2020
Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2019.07.002

URI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0039368119300871

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Communication of scientific ideas Rhetorical analysis Objectivity Communication within scientific contexts Climate change Climate and climatology

Based on the disproportionate amount of attention paid by climate scientists to the supposed global warming hiatus, it has recently been argued that contrarian discourse has “seeped into” climate science. While I agree that seepage has occurred, its effects remain unclear. This lack of clarity may give the impression that climate science has been compromised in a way that it hasn't—such a conclusion should be defended against. To do this I argue that the effects of seepage should be analyzed in terms of objectivity. I use seven meanings of objectivity to analyze contrarian discourse's impact on climate science. The resulting account supports the important point that climate science has not been compromised in a way that invalidates the conclusions its scientists have drawn, despite the reality of seepage having occurred.

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