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Expertise in Crisis: The Ideological Contours of Public Scientific Controversies

Expertise in Crisis: The Ideological Contours of Public Scientific Controversies

S. Caudill, David

Hardcover

SpeculationGeneral SociologyHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 1529230918
ISBN13: 9781529230918
Publisher: Bristol Univ Pr
Published: Jan 31 2023
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.20 Depth: 8.10
Language: English

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.

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