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These two volumescontaina selection of the papersdeliveredat the
rst conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association
(EPSA) which took place in Madrid,at ComplutenseUniversity,from14to
17November2007. The rst volume is entitled Epistemology and
Methodology, and includes papers mainly concerned with general
philosophy of science, rationality, and method. The second volume,
devoted to Philosophical Issues in the Sciences, includes papers
concerned with philosophy of the sciences, particularly physics,
economics, chemistry and bi- ogy. Overall the selection has been
very severe and took place in two stages. The 30-strong conference
programme committee chaired by Mauro Dorato and Miklos ' R' edei
rst selected 160 papers forpresentationout of 410 abstracts
submitted. After the conference the three of us went on to further
select 60 papers among those - livered. The selection was made on
the recommendation of the members of the programme committee and
the chairs of the conference sessions, who were invited to nominate
their favourite papers and provide reasons for their choices. Every
- per included in these volumes has been independently nominated by
at least two referees. There are thus good groundsto the claim that
these essays constitute some of most signi cant and
importantresearch presently carried out in the philosophyof science
throughoutEurope. The two volumes also represent the rst tangible
outcome of the newly born EPSA. Together with the conference they
in effect constitute the launching of the Association.
These two volumescontaina selection of the papersdeliveredat the
rst conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association
(EPSA) which took place in Madrid, at ComplutenseUniversity,
from14to 17November2007. The rst volume is entitled Epistemology
and Methodology, and includes papers mainly concerned with general
philosophy of science, rationality, and method. The second volume,
devoted to Philosophical Issues in the Sciences, includes papers
concerned with philosophy of the sciences, particularly physics,
economics, chemistry and bi- ogy. Overall the selection has been
very severe and took place in two stages. The 30-strong conference
programme committee chaired by Mauro Dorato and Miklos R edei rst
selected 160 papers forpresentationout of 410 abstracts submitted.
After the conference the three of us went on to further select 60
papers among those - livered. The selection was made on the
recommendation of the members of the programme committee and the
chairs of the conference sessions, who were invited to nominate
their favourite papers and provide reasons for their choices. Every
- per included in these volumes has been independently nominated by
at least two referees. There are thus good groundsto the claim that
these essays constitute some of most signi cant and
importantresearch presently carried out in the philosophyof science
throughoutEurope. The two volumes also represent the rst tangible
outcome of the newly born EPSA. Together with the conference they
in effect constitute the launching of the Association."
Mauro Dorato charts pressing debates within the philosophy of
science that centre around scientific expertise, access to
knowledge, consensus, debate, and decision-making. This
English-language translation of Disinformazione Scientifica e
Democrazia argues that the advancement of science depends on an
exponential process of specialization, accompanied by the creation
of technical languages that are less and less accessible to the
general public. Dorato reveals how such a process must align with
representative forms of democracies, in which knowledge and
decision-making ought to aim at the society's general interest.
Given the importance of the principle of competence, however, the
role of experts as mediators of knowledge threatens the citizens'
autonomy of choice. Consequently, the risk of technocratic regimes
calls for new ways to increase literacy about science and its
philosophical and probabilistic foundations. Stressing the
conceptual conflict between pluralism and conformism, Science and
Representative Democracyreveals the obstacles to the functioning of
both science and democracy.
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