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Science Denial by Gabriele Contessa

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Part of Elements In The Philosophy Of Science series

Summary

There has been increasing concern about the alleged rise of various forms of science denial. This Element argues that the notion of science denial is ambiguous and that it is doubtful that any of the phenomena conflated under this label warrants all of the concerns that animate the critics of science denial.

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Science Denial by Gabriele Contessa

Over the last couple of decades, there has been increasing concern about the alleged rise of various forms of science denial. But what exactly is science denial? Is it really on the rise? If so, what explains its rise? And what is so concerning about it? This Element argues that the notion of science denial is highly ambiguous and that, once we carefully distinguish among all the different phenomena that are often conflated under this label, it is doubtful that any of them warrants all of the concerns that animate the critics of science denial. This has important consequences for how we understand the complex and delicate relationship between science and the public and, more generally, the collective epistemic malaise afflicting liberal democracies.

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SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781009625272
ISBN 10 1009625276
Title Science Denial
Author Gabriele Contessa
Series Elements In The Philosophy Of Science
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2025-11-30
Number of pages 75
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