The phenomenon of interactive human kinds, namely kinds of people that undergo change in reaction to being studied or theorised about, matters not only for the reliability of scientific claims, but also for its wider, sometimes harmful effects at the group or societal level, such as contributing to negative stigmas or reinforcing existing inequalities. This paper focuses on the latter aspect of interactivity and argues that scientists studying interactive human kinds are responsible for foreseeing harmful effects of their research and for devising ways of mitigating them.

What should scientists do about (harmful) interactive effects? / M. Godman, C. Marchionni. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE. - ISSN 1879-4912. - 12:4(2022), pp. 63.1-63.16. [10.1007/s13194-022-00493-7]

What should scientists do about (harmful) interactive effects?

C. Marchionni
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2022

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The phenomenon of interactive human kinds, namely kinds of people that undergo change in reaction to being studied or theorised about, matters not only for the reliability of scientific claims, but also for its wider, sometimes harmful effects at the group or societal level, such as contributing to negative stigmas or reinforcing existing inequalities. This paper focuses on the latter aspect of interactivity and argues that scientists studying interactive human kinds are responsible for foreseeing harmful effects of their research and for devising ways of mitigating them.
Human kinds; Interactivity; Moral responsibility of scientists; Predictability; Unintended consequences;
Settore PHIL-02/A - Logica e filosofia della scienza
2022
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