TY - JOUR
T1 - What should scientists do about (harmful) interactive effects?
AU - Godman, Marion Kathe
AU - Marchionni, Caterina
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - The phenomenon of interactive human kinds, namely kinds of people that undergo change in reaction to being studied or theorised about, matters not only for the reliability of scientific claims, but also for its wider, sometimes harmful effects at the group or societal level, such as contributing to negative stigmas or reinforcing existing inequalities. This paper focuses on the latter aspect of interactivity and argues that scientists studying interactive human kinds are responsible for foreseeing harmful effects of their research and for devising ways of mitigating them.
AB - The phenomenon of interactive human kinds, namely kinds of people that undergo change in reaction to being studied or theorised about, matters not only for the reliability of scientific claims, but also for its wider, sometimes harmful effects at the group or societal level, such as contributing to negative stigmas or reinforcing existing inequalities. This paper focuses on the latter aspect of interactivity and argues that scientists studying interactive human kinds are responsible for foreseeing harmful effects of their research and for devising ways of mitigating them.
KW - Human kinds
KW - Interactivity
KW - Moral responsibility of scientists
KW - Predictability
KW - Unintended consequences
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141582259&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s13194-022-00493-7
DO - 10.1007/s13194-022-00493-7
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1879-4912
VL - 12
JO - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
JF - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
IS - 4
M1 - 63
ER -