Scientific ignorance: Probing the limits of scientific research and knowledge production. Pinto, M. F. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 34(2):195–211, September, 2019. Number: 2![Scientific ignorance: Probing the limits of scientific research and knowledge production [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex The aim of the paper is to clarify the concept of scientific ignorance: what is it, what are its sources, and when is it epistemically detrimental for science. I present a taxonomy of scientific ignorance, distinguishing between intrinsic and extrinsic sources. I argue that the latter can create a detrimental epistemic gap, which have significant epistemic and social consequences. I provide three examples from medical research to illustrate this point. To conclude, I claim that while some types of scientific ignorance are inevitable and even desirable, other types of scientific ignorance are epistemically and ethically flawed and should be prevented.
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title = {Scientific ignorance: {Probing} the limits of scientific research and knowledge production},
volume = {34},
copyright = {Copyright (c) 2019 Manuela Fernández Pinto},
issn = {2171-679X},
shorttitle = {Scientific ignorance},
url = {https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/19329},
doi = {10.1387/theoria.19329},
abstract = {The aim of the paper is to clarify the concept of scientific ignorance: what is it, what are its sources, and when is it epistemically detrimental for science. I present a taxonomy of scientific ignorance, distinguishing between intrinsic and extrinsic sources. I argue that the latter can create a detrimental epistemic gap, which have significant epistemic and social consequences. I provide three examples from medical research to illustrate this point. To conclude, I claim that while some types of scientific ignorance are inevitable and even desirable, other types of scientific ignorance are epistemically and ethically flawed and should be prevented.},
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