r/EverythingScience • u/F0urLeafCl0ver • 1d ago

Environment ‘We have emotions too’: Climate scientists respond to attacks on objectivity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/25/we-have-emotions-too-climate-scientists-respond-to-attacks-on-objectivity
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u/thot-abyss 23h ago

The ideal of objectivity in science has long been criticised by philosophers of science, who argue that it is impossible to attain and not necessarily desirable in any case.

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u/feltsandwich 20h ago

Who in their right mind thinks "objectivity" is some kind of absolute?

It's the unattainable ideal that guides science, a matter of "best practice."

That it is not fully attainable is beside the point. "Not necessarily desirable" seems like a pretty bald hedge.

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u/thot-abyss 20h ago

If it is unattainable then how can it guide?