Descripción del proyecto
La historia del consenso científico en el siglo XVII
La filosofía natural del siglo XVII está en el centro de atención. En el proyecto NOTCOM, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, se examinarán las ideas comunes, la investigación colectiva y las estrategias de difusión pública de las ciencias naturales en el siglo XVII. Si bien los investigadores han estudiado la sociología y la historia de la filosofía de la ciencia, el papel de los modelos de consenso epistemológico ha recibido poca atención. NOTCOM es un estudio histórico de lo que hoy se conoce como «consenso científico» y en el que se considera que la formación del consenso está históricamente estructurada. Representa aquellas hipótesis compartidas que en cualquier debate científico se dejan de lado como no controvertidas. Por lo tanto, comprender el consenso científico requiere un estudio histórico.
Objetivo
NOTCOM is a philosophical study of common notions, collective inquiry, and dissemination strategies in seventeenth-century natural science, with special focus on the role of so-called “common notions.” Using a ground-breaking transversal methodology, it studies: (1) epistemological models of consensus as they emerged from early modern controversies in logic, rhetoric, moral philosophy, theology and law, and how they were re-deployed within natural philosophy; (2) methods of collective inquiry in early modern natural philosophy; (3) the role of consensus models and methods of collective inquiry in the public dissemination of early modern natural philosophy; (4) the actuality of early modern consensus models and methods of collective inquiry in relation to current philosophy of science and science communication studies. Early modern collective scientific practices have, over the last half century, provided a rich field of study for the sociology and history of philosophy of science. Little attention has, however, been paid to the role that epistemological models of consensus played for the methods governing those practices. Yet the period produced a wealth of such models, often in the context of doctrines of common notions, which informed natural philosophical methods of collective inquiry in myriad ways. These methods were moreover inextricably wound up with complex strategies for the broader public dissemination of science. Some of these, models, methods, and dissemination strategies still have purchase today. More importantly, however, writing their history offers a narrative about philosophy, science, and society with a didactic potential that merits exploration. Combining these four dimensions—consensus models, collective methods, dissemination strategies, and actuality—NOTCOM thus explores the historical background to the current notion of “scientific consensus” and the contemporary uses of writing this history.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
ERC - Support for frontier research (ERC)Institución de acogida
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