Expertise in Crisis

The Ideological Contours of Public Scientific Controversies
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3091-8
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 220 g

When the utility of masks or vaccinations became politicized during the COVID-19 pandemic and lost its mooring in scientific evidence, an already-developing crisis of expertise was exacerbated. Those who believe in consensus science wondered: “How can ‘those people’ not see the truth?”
With a foreword by Harry Collins, this book shows that the crisis is not a "scientific" controversy, but an ideological dispute with "believers" on both sides. If the advocates for consensus science acknowledge the uncertainties involved, rather than insisting on cold, hard facts, it is possible to open a pathway towards interaction and communication, even persuasion, between world views.
As the crisis of expertise continues to be a global issue, this will be an invaluable resource for readers concerned about polarized societies and the distrust of consensus science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

S. Caudill, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Volksglaube & Umstrittenes Wissen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword - Harry Collins
1. Introduction
2. What caused, and how do we fix, our crisis of expertise?
3. Worldviews as "religious" frameworks
4. The quasi-religious aspect of the crisis of expertise
5. Belief as a form of expertise
6. Communicating across worldviews
7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

S. Caudill, David
David S. Caudill is Professor and Goldberg Family Chair in Law at Villanova University.

David S. Caudill is Professor and Goldberg Family Chair of Law at Villanova University.