Policymaking and the Scientific Ethos 

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Science policy is often based on a picture of science that posits the epistemic “contents” of science on the one side and scientific institutions on the other, attempting to incentivise scientists by adjusting these institutions. I argue that we must recognise a third element: a scientific ethos which gives the term “scientist” a normative aspect, and which provides scientific institutions with a normative basis. Incentive-based policies are only effective for behaviours which are already endorsed by the ethos. In other cases, policy must be explicitly directed toward changing the ethos – but this entails engaging with deep epistemological questions.
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