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DESCRIPTION:Jarislowsky Lecture Series in Human Nature and Technology\n\n'S
 cience: The Intellectual Leviathan'\n\nRegina Rini (York University)\n	Octo
 ber 18\, 2024\n	3:30- 5:30 PM\n	Location: Ballroom\, Thomson House\n\nAbstra
 ct: 'We live in a time of science-denial. From the realities of covid-19 t
 o climate change\, childhood vaccines and even the shape of the earth\, ma
 ny people now seem to actively reject the authority of scientific experts.
  Philosophers bemoan populist ignorance\, but I will argue that this respo
 nse evades the fundamentally rational core of science-denial. I will show 
 that modern specialized sciences have a Hobbesian epistemic structure\, on
 e that makes resentment of scientific elites both predictable and (partly)
  rational. Modern sciences are so specialized that they force non-experts 
 into a deep form of epistemic dependence\, such that experts play the Hobb
 esian role of Leviathan\, with unquestionable authority over certain epist
 emic norms. This parallel to political theory helps us see the tragic dile
 mma built into the reception of science in democratic societies. In politi
 cs\, we both resent and reject unquestionable Hobbesian authority. In scie
 nce\, we cannot reject it\, as much as we might want. What remains is a ra
 tional residue of resentment\, directed against the democratic inequality 
 of scientific expertise. Failing to acknowledge the rationality of this re
 sentment has left us poorly equipped to respond persuasively to science-de
 nial.'\n
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SUMMARY:RGHNV: 'Science: The Intellectual Leviathan'
URL:/lin-centre/channels/event/rghnv-science-intellect
 ual-leviathan-360465
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