Abstract
Are there beliefs to which any human being is allowed epistemic access? Does science offer us the theoretical and practical resources necessary to lead us to attain knowledge separately from the sphere of non-epistemic values? This work investigates whether the historical prevalence of conceptions regarding convergence in epistemic rationality and neutrality of science in the notion of scientists as well as of laypersons finds a solid foundation in the philosophical reflection on science, having chosen the challenge of extracting impacts of moral consequences from the works of Thomas Kuhn. Key words: Thomas Kuhn, Bioethics, convergence in epistemic rationality, neutrality of science.
Highlights
Are there beliefs to which any human being is allowed epistemic access? Does science offer us the theoretical and practical resources necessary to lead us to attain knowledge separately from the sphere of non-epistemic values? This work investigates whether the historical prevalence of conceptions regarding convergence in epistemic rationality and neutrality of science in the notion of scientists as well as of laypersons finds a solid foundation in the philosophical reflection on science, having chosen the challenge of extracting impacts of moral consequences from the works of Thomas Kuhn
Science is not the only activity the practitioners of which can be grouped into communities, but it is the only one in which each community is its own exclusive audience and judge (Kuhn, 1970b, p. 254)
Ao associar aos discursos que tratam de verdades científicas a noção de provisoriedade, como que sinalizando a existência de uma espécie de “prazo de validade” para as teorias científicas, até mesmo as tidas como as mais dignas de confiança pelos cientistas de nossa época, e ainda reconhecendo que o avanço científico não está de forma alguma imune às interferências de idiossincrasias, Kuhn3
Summary
Are there beliefs to which any human being is allowed epistemic access? Does science offer us the theoretical and practical resources necessary to lead us to attain knowledge separately from the sphere of non-epistemic values? This work investigates whether the historical prevalence of conceptions regarding convergence in epistemic rationality and neutrality of science in the notion of scientists as well as of laypersons finds a solid foundation in the philosophical reflection on science, having chosen the challenge of extracting impacts of moral consequences from the works of Thomas Kuhn.
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