Reaktio­näre Episte­molo­gien. Wahr­heit und das popu­läre Bild der Wissen­schaften

Seminarzentrum Obergraben US-S 002 | University of Siegen 

The debates on post-truth and the politicization of science revolve around epistemic norms and ideals, as well as theories of truth that claim universal validity but emerged within the historically specific contexts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Challenging such popular notions of objectivity and truth quickly leads to accusations of being on the wrong side. In a kind of epistemological reversal of victim and perpetrator, these notions are increasingly used to undermine scientific rationality. This is countered with the immediate evidence of the eyewitness and the genius-like dissent of the great scientist, reinforcing the epistemic self-assertion of the common man or the total authenticity of the leader. This phenomenon will be examined through praxeological and social-psychological considerations.

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