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Nat. Sci. Soc.
Volume 30, Number 2, Avril/Juin 2022
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Page(s) | 184 - 190 | |
Section | Vie de la recherche – Research news | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/nss/2022026 | |
Published online | 07 October 2022 |
Vérités scientifiques et enjeux sociaux
Scientific truth and social issues
1
Géosciences et sociologie des sciences et des techniques, Université Paris-Saclay, UMR GEOPS, Orsay, France
2
Microbiologie et histoire des sciences et des techniques, Université Paris-Saclay, GHDSO-EST, Orsay, France
3
Mathématiques et histoire des sciences, Université Paris-Saclay, GHDSO-EST, Orsay, France
4
Sociologie, Université Gustave-Eiffel, UMR LISIS, Marne-la-Vallée, France
* Auteur correspondant : julien.gargani@universite-paris-saclay.fr Les quatre auteurs sont membres du Centre d’Alembert à l’Université Paris-Saclay.
Le colloque « Vérités scientifiques et enjeux sociaux » a permis de nourrir une réflexion sur l’organisation des sciences en lien avec la production des preuves scientifiques et leurs modes de partage. Comment faire émerger la diversité des enjeux sociaux dans les sciences ? Comment partager plus largement la production scientifique et celle des preuves ? Les modes de production, de validation et de partage des preuves ne sont pas figés, ce qui les rend difficiles à appréhender. Les écueils et les mécanismes favorisant la fabrication de l’ignorance ont ainsi été abordés. L’interdisciplinarité, les sciences inclusives et les synthèses scientifiques collectives, thèmes évoqués lors du colloque, sont autant de pistes pour éclairer les débats publics, partager autrement les preuves et la capacité d’expertise, et définir collectivement les enjeux.
Abstract
We present a synthesis of the interdisciplinary conference on ‘Scientific truth and social issues’, which dealt with current debates about the relationships between academic research and social needs. The conference’s aim was to discuss the potential negative effects of the current organization of sciences on the diffusion of scientific truths and to reflect on forms of organization best able to share scientific proofs with a broad audience including non-academic citizens, and taking into account social issues and their positive impacts on research projects. One of the difficulties identified was that criteria used to validate scientific knowledge are often variable inside scientific communities and over time. In contemporary sciences, most scientific evidences are not produced or even fully understood by one individual only but result from collective work. Production of knowledge and production of ignorance occur both in the scientific arena. To address these problems, developing interdisciplinary expert groups, participatory sciences, and collective scientific synthesis are some of the avenues discussed during this event.
Mots clés : preuve / vérité / ignorance / organisation / expertise
Key words: proof / truth / ignorance / organization / expertise
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