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Trust in Science. A Systematic-Historical Introduction

In: The Science and Art of Simulation

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  • Andreas Kaminski

    (TU Darmstadt)

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The phrase ‘trust in science’ raises the question of how trust can have a place here, especially when it is not ‘merely’ about public trust in science, but about trust in science itself. Does this not constitute a category mistake? Or perhaps a fact that nonetheless violates central epistemic norms? An intuitive strategy to address these concerns is to epistemologize trust itself. Accordingly, trust in science would itself be a matter of knowledge. However, epistemic trust (in science) presents both a conceptual and a practical problem. Normative positions that seem to offer a solution to these difficulties like the assurance view face their own conceptual and practical problems. This paper demonstrates how theory development leads to a virtue theory of trust, which, by unifying the epistemic and normative dimensions, allows for solving the conceptual problems. However, it too is confronted with challenging practical issues.

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  • Andreas Kaminski, 2024. "Trust in Science. A Systematic-Historical Introduction," Springer Books, in: Michael M. Resch & Nico Formánek & Ammu Joshy & Andreas Kaminski (ed.), The Science and Art of Simulation, pages 1-25, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-68058-8_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68058-8_1
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