Global epistemologies and philosophies of science / edited by David Ludwig [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ludwig, David, 1983- editor.

Series:

History and Philosophy of Biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2022]

Summary:

"In bringing together a global community of philosophers, Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science develops novel perspectives on epistemology and philosophy of science by demonstrating how frameworks from academic philosophy (e.g. standpoint theory, social epistemology, feminist philosophy of science) and related fields (e.g. decolonial studies, transdisciplinarity, global history of science) can contribute to critical engagement with global dimensions of knowledge and science. Global challenges such as climate change, food production, and infectious diseases raise complex questions about scientific knowledge production and its interactions with local knowledge systems and social realities. As academic philosophy provides relatively little reflection on global negotiations of knowledge, many pressing scientific and societal issues remain disconnected from core debates in epistemology and philosophy of science. This book is an invitation to broaden agendas of academic philosophy by presenting epistemology and philosophy of science as globally engaged fields that address heterogeneous forms of knowledge production and their interactions with local livelihoods, practices, and worldviews. This integrative ambition makes the book equally relevant for philosophers and interdisciplinary scholars who are concerned with methodological and political challenges at the intersection of science and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Figures

Contributors

Introduction: Reimagining Epistemology and Philosophy of Science from a Global Perspective

Social Contestations of Science

Scientific Pluralisms and Knowledge Diversity

Linking Epistemologies With Ontologies and Values

Political Philosophy of Science

Rethinking Science, Reimagining Philosophy of Science

References

Part I Rethinking Philosophical Practices

Chapter 1 Philosophy or Philosophies? Epistemology or Epistemologies?

Acknowledgment

Chapter 2 Linguistic Diversity in Philosophy

The Global Status of English

The Insularity of the Mainstream Philosophical Community

Why Does Linguistic Diversity Matter to Philosophy?

Cross-linguistic Variations

Space

Objects

Reference

Closing Remarks

Notes

Chapter 3 Anti-colonial Feminisms and Their Philosophies of Science: Latin American Issues

Introduction

Modernity Was Created in Spanish and Portuguese Encounters With the Americas

Race, Gender, Sexuality and Colonialism: Entanglements

Productive Tensions

"I Think Where I Stand:" Borderlands Projects

Can and Should Indigenous Ways of Thinking and Living Be Resurrected and Preserved?

Materialism: Is It Enough? And, on the Other Hand, do we have Enough of It?

Conclusion

Chapter 4 Philosophy of Science in China: Politicized, Depoliticized, and Repoliticized

Politicized Philosophy of Science in China (1949-1978)

Depoliticized Philosophy of Science in China (1978-2012)

Repoliticized Philosophy of Science in China (2012-the Present)

Acknowledgments

Chapter 5 Experimental Philosophy

Introduction.

Are There Universal Philosophical Concepts?

What is at Stake?

Cross-cultural Communication

Malleability of Mind

What Philosophical Projects are Worthwhile?

Experimental Philosophy

The Geography of Philosophy Project

Part II Reconfiguring Scientific Methods

Chapter 6 Developing Transdisciplinary Practices: An Interplay Between Disagreement and Trust

Disagreement Between Experts in a Nutshell

Epistemic Dependence, Epistemic Trust, and Epistemic Vigilance

Collaborative Practice: an Interdisciplinary Case Study

Explaining the Framework for Transdisciplinary Collaboration

A Cacophonous Academic Disagreement

An Ultimate Framework for Transdisciplinary Collaboration

An Interplay Between Academic Disagreement and Epistemic Trust

Chapter 7 Sustainability Science as a Management Science: Beyond the Natural-social Divide

Introduction: Sustainability Science as a Management Science

Systems Thinking, Soft and Hard

How to Use the Soft and Hard Distinction: Two Illustrative Cases

Game Theory in Natural Resource Management

Expected Utility Theory in the Integrated Assessment Model for Climate Action

Chapter 8 "Science Must Fall" and the Call for Decolonization in South Africa

The Case Against Science

Towards a Decolonized Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

Chapter 9 Structural Epistemic (In)justice in Global Contexts

Varieties of Epistemic Injustice

What Is Epistemicide?

Epistemic Injustices in Global Scientific Institutions

Chapter 10 Excess and Indigenous Worldview: Philosophizing on the Problem of Method

The Restriction of Method-Itself

Holism in Research

The Story of Excess

A Maori Observation

Indigenous Research and the Beyond-Rational

Chapter 11 Radical Alterity, Representation, and the Ontological Turn

Representation, Culture, and Alterity

An Ontological Turn: Turning the Culture-nature Distinction Upside Down

Another Ontological Turn: the Ecological Mind

Part III Negotiating Science in/with Society

Chapter 12 The Democratization of Science

What Is Democratization of Science?

Why Democratize Science?

The Argument from Impact and Instrumental Benefits

The Argument from Collective Self-Government

Worries and Challenges

Chapter 13 Science and Values: Multi-strategic Research and Traditional Saberes

Values in Science

Multi-strategic Research

The Social Significance of Modern Scientific Knowledge

Traditional/indigenous Saberes

Multi-strategic Research and Traditional/indigenous Saberes

Note

Chapter 14 Science and Industry Funding

Philosophical Analyses of Industry-Funded Science

The Vioxx Scandal

Impacts of Industry-Funded Science in the Global South

Chapter 15 Innovationism North and South

Introducing Innovationism

Innovationism as a Facet of Neoliberalism

Critique of Innovationism at the Global Level

Critique of Innovationism in Brazil

Chapter 16 Post-truth and Science: Looking Beyond the Global North

Science and Policy Through the Eyes of Science and Technology Studies

Brazil and COVID-19

Brazilian Post-Truth from an STS Perspective

Cadê a Filosofia?

Conclusions

References.

Part IV Situating the Living World

Chapter 17 Environmental Thinking in African Philosophy: A Defence of Biocentrism Using the Notion of Nma Ndu

Conceptualizing Nma Ndu

Towards an African Biocentric Environmental Philosophy: Insight from Ihe Niile Di Bu Nma Ndu

Chapter 18 Cultural Evolution: A Case Study in Global Epistemologies of Science

What Is Cultural Evolution?

Cultural Evolution as a Particular Epistemology

Generalized Models

Minimizing Agency

Ways Forward

Chapter 19 What Is an Appropriate Philosophy of Human Science for 21st-Century Indigenous Psychologies?

What Is an Appropriate Philosophy of Human Science for 21st Century Indigenous Psychologies?

Indigenous Psychologies in Asia

Reforming the Center

Indigenous Psychologies in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Closing Thoughts

Chapter 20 on Local Medical Traditions

The Practice of ATM

The Rationale to Decolonize Medicine

Problems With Relativism

Chapter 21 Revisiting the Question of Race and Biology in the South African Social Sciences

Race and Population in South Africa

Relationships Between Social Groups and Biological Population Groups

Towards a Symbiotic Critical Social Science About Race and Genetics

Part V Reimagining Abstract and Physical Worlds

Chapter 22 Philosophical Cartography

Analytic Philosophy

Continental European Philosophy

Pragmatic Philosophy

Cartography

Ancient China

Marshall Islands

Chapter 23 Modeling the Apparent Spread of Science: Some Insights from the History of Science in Japan

Diffusionist Models.

Circulation of Knowledge and Other Non-Diffusionist Models

The Roles of Context and Locality: the Resonance Model

The Battle-Zone Model and the Ability to Shape Contexts

Chapter 24 Buddhist Logic from a Global Perspective

Buddhist Logic

Anumāna (Inference)

Methodology

Buddhist Logic from a Global Perspective

Psychologism

A Priori

Normative Externalism

Non-systematicity

Chapter 25 Perspectives on the Indian Mathematical Tradition

Brief Historical Sketch of Indian Mathematics

The Concept of "Proof" in Indian Mathematics (and Indian Logic)

Chapter 26 Science as Craftwork With Integrity

A Lesson About Statistical Confidence Levels as a Warrant for Scientific Claims: Tangible Versus Inferential Experiments ...

Two Detections of Gravitational Waves

Sociological Experiments and Tangibility

The Airplane Event

Conclusion on Tangible and Inferential Justification of Results

The Presentation of Science in Democracies

Postscript

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-302714-8

1-003-02714-8

1-000-41381-0

9781003027140

OCLC:

1259321798