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A Chapter in McCranor and Michels' "Science Fiction and Political Philosophy"
Philosophy in Review, 2003
Published in Lawler and Guerra "The Science of Modern Virtue", NIU Press
The final published version of this essay includes many errata that were introduced by an editor ... more The final published version of this essay includes many errata that were introduced by an editor for the journal. I post the more accurate essay here
The Review of Politics, 2010
... Francis Bacon's New Atlantis for an Understanding of His Political Thought Tobin... more ... Francis Bacon's New Atlantis for an Understanding of His Political Thought Tobin L. Craig ... FrankManuel and Fritzie Manuel speak of the scientist as Bacon's idealized self-image (Utopian Thought in the Western World [Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979], 254). ...
Through a critical consideration of recent proposals urging the use of "citizen forums" or "mini-... more Through a critical consideration of recent proposals urging the use of "citizen forums" or "mini-publics" on issues involving science, this article reflects on the challenge posed to democracy and democratic decision making by the intellectual authority of modern science. Though the danger of a descent into technocracy is real and pressing, arguably the most serious challenge to democracy today, these novel "deliberative democratic" institutions are unpromising as a corrective beyond the local level, and may actually exacerbate the problem. The article concludes with a consideration of alternatives.
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A Chapter in McCranor and Michels' "Science Fiction and Political Philosophy"
Philosophy in Review, 2003
Published in Lawler and Guerra "The Science of Modern Virtue", NIU Press
The final published version of this essay includes many errata that were introduced by an editor ... more The final published version of this essay includes many errata that were introduced by an editor for the journal. I post the more accurate essay here
The Review of Politics, 2010
... Francis Bacon's New Atlantis for an Understanding of His Political Thought Tobin... more ... Francis Bacon's New Atlantis for an Understanding of His Political Thought Tobin L. Craig ... FrankManuel and Fritzie Manuel speak of the scientist as Bacon's idealized self-image (Utopian Thought in the Western World [Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979], 254). ...
Through a critical consideration of recent proposals urging the use of "citizen forums" or "mini-... more Through a critical consideration of recent proposals urging the use of "citizen forums" or "mini-publics" on issues involving science, this article reflects on the challenge posed to democracy and democratic decision making by the intellectual authority of modern science. Though the danger of a descent into technocracy is real and pressing, arguably the most serious challenge to democracy today, these novel "deliberative democratic" institutions are unpromising as a corrective beyond the local level, and may actually exacerbate the problem. The article concludes with a consideration of alternatives.