A different kind of rigor: what climate scientists can learn from emergency room doctors
Sherpa Romeo green journal. This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethics, Policy and Environment on 12/09/2018. James Hansen and others have argued that climate scientists are often reluctant to speak out about extreme outcomes of anthropogenic carbonizati...
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ftunivlethb:oai:opus.uleth.ca:10133/5378 2023-05-15T14:00:54+02:00 A different kind of rigor: what climate scientists can learn from emergency room doctors Peacock, Kent A. 2018 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10133/5378 en_US eng Taylor & Francis Arts and Science Department of Philosophy University of Lethbridge http://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2018.1509483 Peacock, K. A. (2018). A different kind of rigor: What climate scientists can learn from emergency room doctors. Ethics, Policy and Environment, 21(2), 194-214. DOI:10.1080/21550085.2018.1509483 https://hdl.handle.net/10133/5378 Climate scientists Scientific reticence West Antarctic Ice Sheet Climatologists--Professional ethics Climatology--Research Professional ethics Article 2018 ftunivlethb https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2018.1509483 2021-06-27T07:19:16Z Sherpa Romeo green journal. This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethics, Policy and Environment on 12/09/2018. James Hansen and others have argued that climate scientists are often reluctant to speak out about extreme outcomes of anthropogenic carbonization. According to Hansen, such reticence lessens the chance of effective responses to these threats. With the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) as a case study, reasons for scientific reticence are reviewed. The challenges faced by scientists in finding the right balance between reticence and speaking out are both ethical and methodological. Scientists need a framework within which to find this balance. Such a framework can be found in the long-established practices of professional ethics. Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet University of Lethbridge Institutional Repository Antarctic Romeo ENVELOPE(-59.927,-59.927,-62.376,-62.376) West Antarctic Ice Sheet Ethics, Policy & Environment 21 2 194 214 |
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Sherpa Romeo green journal. This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethics, Policy and Environment on 12/09/2018. James Hansen and others have argued that climate scientists are often reluctant to speak out about extreme outcomes of anthropogenic carbonization. According to Hansen, such reticence lessens the chance of effective responses to these threats. With the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) as a case study, reasons for scientific reticence are reviewed. The challenges faced by scientists in finding the right balance between reticence and speaking out are both ethical and methodological. Scientists need a framework within which to find this balance. Such a framework can be found in the long-established practices of professional ethics. Yes |
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