Science for policy and the scientification of politics

Session Thirteen, 07th March 2017 Set texts: Habermas, J. (1971). The scientization of politics and public opinion. Toward a rational society, 62-80. Weingart, P. (1999). Scientific expertise and political accountability: paradoxes of science in politics. Science and...

Ordering science in a democratic society

Session Ten, 17th January, 2017 Presentation adapted from Renaud Fine’s contribution to the “Rencontres Doctorales Internationales de Philosophie des Sciences (RDIPS)” conference that took place in Paris, on the 26th-27th September 2016 Presentation:...