The Epistemic Risk in Representation

IF 1.1 4区 哲学 Q3 ETHICS Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1353/ken.2022.0001
S. Harvard, Eric Winsberg
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ABSTRACT:Both the distinction between the 'internal' and 'external' phases of science and the concept of 'inductive risk' are core constructs in the values in science literature. However, both constructs have shortcomings, which, we argue, have concealed the unique significance of values in scientific representation. We defend three closely-related proposals to rectify the problem: i) to draw a conceptual distinction between endorsing a 'fact' and making a decision about representation; ii) to employ a conception of inductive risk that aligns with this distinction, not one between internal/external phases in science; iii) to conceptualize 'representational risk' as a unique epistemic risk, no less significant than inductive risk. We outline the implications of each proposal for current debates in the values in science literature.
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表征中的认知风险
摘要:科学“内部”和“外部”阶段的区别以及“诱导风险”的概念都是科学文献价值观的核心结构。然而,这两种结构都有缺点,我们认为,这些缺点掩盖了价值观在科学表征中的独特意义。我们为纠正这一问题的三项密切相关的建议辩护:一在概念上区分认可“事实”和就代表权做出决定;ii)采用与这种区别相一致的归纳风险概念,而不是科学内部/外部阶段之间的概念;iii)将“表征风险”概念化为一种独特的认识风险,其重要性不亚于归纳风险。我们概述了每一项提案对当前科学文献价值观辩论的影响。
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期刊介绍: The Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal offers a scholarly forum for diverse views on major issues in bioethics, such as analysis and critique of principlism, feminist perspectives in bioethics, the work of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, active euthanasia, genetics, health care reform, and organ transplantation. Each issue includes "Scope Notes," an overview and extensive annotated bibliography on a specific topic in bioethics, and "Bioethics Inside the Beltway," a report written by a Washington insider updating bioethics activities on the federal level.
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