• Political Science
• Published 2017

Epistemic Corruption and Manufactured Doubt: The Case of Climate Science

@inproceedings{Biddle2017EpistemicCA,
  title={Epistemic Corruption and Manufactured Doubt: The Case of Climate Science},
  author={Justin B. Biddle and Anna Leuschner and Ian James Kidd},
  year={2017}
}

• Justin B. Biddle, Anna Leuschner, Ian James Kidd

Criticism plays an essential role in the growth of scientific knowledge. In some cases, however, criticism can have detrimental effects; for example, it can be used to “manufacture doubt” for the purpose of impeding public policy making on issues such as tobacco consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, we build on previous work by Biddle and Leuschner who argue that criticism that meets certain conditions can be epistemically detrimental. We extend and refine their account by… CONTINUE READING

View PDF

Save to Library

Create Alert

Cite