Autoren:	Henning, Tim
Titel:	Wissenschaftsfreiheit, Moralische Kritik und die Kosten des Irrtums
Online-Publikationsdatum:	6-Nov-2023
Erscheinungsdatum:	2023
Sprache des Dokuments:	Deutsch
Zusammenfassung/Abstract:	This article attempts to do justice to two conflicting positions in current public debates. On the one hand, it defends a strong version of scientific freedom, according to which science should be free, not only from external obstacles and pressures but also from criticism that is based on reasons “of the wrong kind.” The only admissible criterion in debates about scientific claims, I argue, is whether there is sufficient evidence for their truth. Furthermore, I accept the anti-moralistic view that (non-)conformity with moral ideals is never itself evidence. On the other hand, the article nevertheless argues that there is a possibility of legitimate moral criticism of moral claims. This argument relies on the popular (if controversial) idea that there is pragmatic encroachment – specifically, the idea that the standard of sufficiency for evidence is in part determined by pragmatic factors like the costs of error. This opens up the door for a certain type of legitimate moral criticism. For the costs that determine a standard of sufficiency for epistemic justification can also plausibly count as morally significant. There is thus a con-contingent connection between epistemic and moral defects of certain scientific claims. The resulting view is applied to concrete debates, most importantly about race, genetics and IQ.
DDC-Sachgruppe:	100 Philosophie 100 Philosophy
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Organisationseinheit:	FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie
Veröffentlichungsort:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9609
Version:	Published version
Publikationstyp:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Nutzungsrechte:	CC BY
Informationen zu den Nutzungsrechten:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Zeitschrift:	Erkenntnis : an international journal of scientific philosophy Version of Record (VoR)
Verlag:	Springer Science + Business Media B.V.
Verlagsort:	Dordrecht u.a.
Erscheinungsdatum:	2023
ISSN:	0165-0106
DOI der Originalveröffentlichung:	10.1007/s10670-023-00715-1
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:	DFG-491381577-H