Philosophy of Open Science

Cambridge Elements in Philosophy of Science

by Sabina Leonelli

The Open Science [OS] movement aims to foster the wide dissemination, scrutiny and re-use of research components for the good of science and society. This Element examines the role played by OS principles and practices within contemporary research and how this relates to the epistemology of science. After reviewing some of the concerns that have prompted calls for more openness, it highlights how the interpretation of openness as the sharing of resources, so often encountered in OS initiatives and policies, may have the unwanted effect of constraining epistemic diversity and worsening epistemic injustice, resulting in unreliable and unethical scientific knowledge. By contrast, this Element proposes to frame openness as the effort to establish judicious connections among systems of practice, predicated on a process-oriented view of research as a tool for effective and responsible agency. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Genres: Philosophy

88 pages, Paperback

Published August 31, 2023

Reviews

[Summer]

4.5

This book could have benefitted from a more charitable read towards the OS movement and more consideration of some of the evidence towards OS 'transparency first' model working - even if only to dismiss and bolster it's own arguments.

But definitely interesting, the historical context and the blend between epistemology and ethics... All super interesting. And very much worth reading if you are interested in OS theory/implementation.

[Nannie Persson]

I don’t agree with everything, but this was full of good food for thought.