Bracanović, Tomislav (2002) The referee’s dilemma. The ethics of scientific communities and game theory. Prolegomena : časopis za filozofiju, 1 (1). pp. 55-74. ISSN 1333-4395 (Print), ISSN 1846-0593 (Online)
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Abstract
This article argues that various deviations from the basic principles of the scientific ethos – primarily the appearance of pseudoscience in scientific communities – can be formulated and explained using specific models of game theory, such as the prisoner’s dilemma and the iterated prisoner’s dilemma. The article indirectly tackles the deontology of scientific work as well, in which it is assumed that there is no room for moral skepticism, let alone moral anti-realism, in the ethics of scientific communities. Namely, on the basis of the generally accepted dictum of scientific endeavor as the pursuit of knowledge exclusively for knowledge’s sake, scientifically »right« behavior is seen to be clearly defined and distinguishable from scientifically »wrong« behavior. After elucidating the basic principles of game theory, the article illustrates – by using imaginary and real cases, as well as some views from the philosophyof biology (the units of selection debate) – how this sort of reasoning could be applied in an analysis of the functioning of science.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
| Depositing User: | Maja Šoštarić |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2018 12:52 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Mar 2018 12:52 |
| URI: | http://eprints.ifzg.hr/id/eprint/797 |
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