PART 3, A Joint Online Symposium presented by CVMST and SRPoiSE

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, the Center for Values and the Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of/in Science and Engineering hosted a joint online Symposium on broad topics on values in science, scientific communication, expertise, and engaged philosophy.
Part 3 includes a talk by Paul L. Franco on "Values in Scientific Communication".
[00:10] - Introduction
[00:29] - Franco: Values in Scientific Communication
[31:37] - Q and A
ABSTRACT
In this talk, I first canvas recent reasons that have been given for why philosophers of science interested in values in science should look at scientific communication. Then, I show how one framework I and others have used for thinking about scientific communication, speech act theory, connects the inductive risk and aims approaches to values in science. Finally, I consider some possible norms of scientific communication with attention paid to the social and political context in which it takes place. Some examples I’ll probably explore and hope the audience can help me think through in Q&A include communication around mask guidelines in the US and about hypotheses concerning COVID-19’s origins.
PAUL L. FRANCO
Paul L. Franco is an Associate Teaching Professor (beginning Autumn 2021) in the department of philosophy at the University of Washington. He has teaching and research interests in the history of analytic philosophy, especially the history of philosophy of science and its relationship to linguistic philosophy, and in philosophy of science, especially values and scientific communication.
ABOUT THE CENTER
The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology's mission is to understand, evaluate, and improve the ethical and cultural influences on and implications of medicine, science, and technology. This mission is driven by several key ideas: Innovation led by the heart as well as the head. Science that is ethically and socially responsible. Medicine--practiced with compassion and wisdom. Social and cultural change informed by the best science and technology. Using creativity, knowledge, and intelligence to make the world a better place in which to live.
ABOUT SRPoiSE
The Consortium for Socially Relevant Philosophy of/in Science and Engineering (SRPoiSE) Meetings support work done in collaboration with and fostering reflection by
scientists, engineers, medical researchers and professionals, policymakers, science communicators, or wider public; and work that reflects on how to collaborate more effectively
across these groups and overcome institutional and conceptual barriers to collaboration.