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Ciencia ergo sum
On-line version ISSN 2395-8782Print version ISSN 1405-0269
Abstract
GENSOLLEN, Mario and JIMENEZ ROLLAND, Marc. Citizen science: scientific plurality and critical thinking. Cienc. ergo-sum [online]. 2022, vol.29, n.2, e164. Epub Oct 20, 2023. ISSN 2395-8782. https://doi.org/10.30878/ces.v29n2a6.
In this paper we explore how citizen science promotes epistemic improvement both in scientific institutions and in society at large. In this sense, we offer a characterization of citizen science and show how the participation of non-specialists can contribute to epistemic strengthening through plurality. Furthermore, we examine how the inclusion of members of society in scientific research can foster epistemic improvement of individuals, by promoting critical thinking. We conclude by pointing out the fact that citizen science can optimize these kinds of epistemic improvement by designing projects that, in addition to their scientific objectives, are aimed at attaining these goods.
Keywords : epistemic improvement; scientific institutions; social participation; objectivity; scientific attitude.