Science is Egalitarian
Science is equal-opportunity. All viewpoints must be considered, but evidence is the ultimate arbiter of truth.
Folksonomies: science egalitarianism equality
Memes
18 JAN 2013
Scientists Need Open Free Societies
. Historically, the brightest minds have migrated to open societies. and once there have made discoveries and created works that enriched and advanced those societies. A classic example is the intellectual flight from fascist Europe in the years leading up to World War 11. Persecution, particularly of Jews and homosexuals, spurred emigration that turned America into an intellectual mecca. America offered scientists and artists freedom, tolerance, egalitarianism, opportunity, and support for t...
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Historically, they have migrated to such societies and generated improvements in the quality of life.
27 AUG 2012
How Knowledge Brought Egalitarianism
The art of printing had been applied to so many subjects, books had so rapidly increased, they were so admirably adapted to every taste, every degree of information, and every situation of life, they afforded so easy and frequently so delightful an instruction, they had opened so many doors to truth, which it was impossible ever to close again, that there was no longer a class or profession of mankind from whom the light of knowledge could absolutely be excluded. Accordingly, though there sti...The printing press resulted in the mass distribution of ideas, which freed humans from established heirarchies.
11 JUN 2012
Science is Egalitarian
In the laboratory there are no fustian ranks, no brummagem aristocracies; the domain of Science is a republic, and all its citizens are brothers and equals, its princes of Monaco and its stonemasons of Cromarty meeting, barren of man-made gauds and meretricious decorations, upon the one majestic level! Folksonomies: egalitarianism equality
Folksonomies: egalitarianism equality
All its participants are equals.
03 SEP 2011
How Peer Review Hurts Science
In my considered opinion the peer review system, in which proposals rather than proposers are reviewed, is the greatest disaster visited upon the scientific community in this century. No group of peers would have approved my building the 72-inch bubble chamber. Even Ernest Lawrence told me he thought I was making a big mistake. He supported me because he knew my track record was good. I believe that U.S. science could recover from the stultifying effects of decades of misguided peer reviewing...Folksonomies: peer review
Folksonomies: peer review
An interesting argument that the peer review process hurts science because ideas are evaluated by themselves, while the track record of the scientist should be considered.
08 MAY 2011
Science is an Equal-Opportunity Critic
Again, the reason science works so well is partly that built-in error-correcting machinery. There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths. That openness to new ideas, combined with the most rigorous, sceptical scrutiny of all ideas, sifts the wheat from the chaff. It makes no difference how smart, august or beloved you are. You must prove your case in the face of determined, expert criticism. Diversity and debate are valued. O...Science's error-correcting mechanisms hit everyone equally, but all ideas are welcome for scrutiny.
23 MAR 2011
1973 Humanist Manifesto II - Democratic Society
Democratic Society
SEVENTH: To enhance freedom and dignity the individual must experience a full range of civil liberties in all societies. This includes freedom of speech and the press, political democracy, the legal right of opposition to governmental policies, fair judicial process, religious liberty, freedom of association, and artistic, scientific, and cultural freedom. It also includes a recognition of an individual's right to die with dignity, euthanasia, and the right to suicide. W...Section on Democratic Society from the Humanist Manifesto.
02 JAN 2011
The Web as a Liberal Artefact
A final point briefly worth making is that the Web is a space designed to let information flow, and to create opportunities for cooperation and collaboration. It is worth asking why freer information flow is a good thing, and the answers are pretty straightforward. It is good to have the freedom to express oneself in order that one can pursue one's own autonomous and authentic projects. Unhindered criticism of governments and other power centres tends to lead to better governance; information...With openess, egalitarianism of ideas, and free flow of information as its principles, the Web works as a liberal democracy, and totalitarian governments attempt to control or subvert it.
References
08 JAN 2013
Fool Me Twice
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Otto , Shawn Lawrence (2011-10-11), Fool Me Twice, Rodale Press, Retrieved on 2013-01-08Source Material [books.google.com]
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06 AUG 2012
Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Hum...
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Condorcet, Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat (1795), Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind, Retrieved on 2012-08-06Source Material [oll.libertyfund.org]
Folksonomies: philosophy
Folksonomies: philosophy
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11 JUN 2012
Mark Twain's Which was the dream?
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Twain , Mark (1967), Mark Twain's Which was the dream?, Univ of California Press, Retrieved on 2012-06-11Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: literary criticism
Folksonomies: literary criticism
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03 SEP 2011
Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist (Alfred P. Sloan Found...
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Alvarez , Luis W. (1989-05), Alvarez: Adventures of a Physicist (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Series), Basic Books, Retrieved on 2011-09-03
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04 MAY 2011
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Sagan , Carl and Druyan , Ann (1997-02-25), The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, Ballantine Books, Retrieved on 2011-05-04
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23 MAR 2011
Humanist Manifesto II
Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: American Humanist Association, Wilson, Kurtz (1973), Humanist Manifesto II, American Humanist Association, Retrieved on 2011-03-23Source Material [www.americanhumanist.org]
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02 JAN 2011
A Framework for Web Science (Foundations and Trends(R) in...
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Berners-Lee, Tim (2006-09-15), A Framework for Web Science (Foundations and Trends(R) in Web Science), Now Publishers Inc, Retrieved on 2010-11-15Source Material [eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk]
Folksonomies: web science
Folksonomies: web science
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