Are there limits to scientists’ obligations to seek and engage dissenters?

摘要: Dissent is thought to play a valuable role in science, so that scientific communities ought create opportunities for receiving critical feedback and take dissenting views seriously. There concern, however, some dissent does more harm than good. on climate change evolutionary theory, example, has confused the public, created doubt about existing consensus, derailed public policy, forced scientists devote resources respond. Are there limits extent which have obligations seek engage views? We consider two main criteria been offered what constitutes “normatively appropriate dissent” or sort of opportunity be heard taken Many argued dissenters must (1) uptake criticism against their own (2) share standards theory appraisal. argue these ultimately are unsuccessful.