Merit is a central pillar of liberal epistemology, humanism, and democracy. The scientific enterprise, built on merit, has proven effective in generating scientific and technological advances, reducing suffering, narrowing social gaps, and improving the quality of life globally. This perspective documents the ongoing attempts to undermine the core principles of liberal epistemology and to replace merit with non-scientific, politically motivated criteria. We explain the philosophical origins of this conflict, document the intrusion of ideology into our scientific institutions, discuss the perils of abandoning merit, and offer an alternative, human-centered approach to address existing social inequalities.
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"The dead shall be raised": Multidisciplinary analysis of human skeletons reveals complexity in 19th century immigrant socioeconomic history and identity in New Haven, Connecticut
- Award ID(s):
- 1643318
- PAR ID:
- 10116857
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- PLOS ONE
- Volume:
- 14
- Issue:
- 9
- ISSN:
- 1932-6203
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- e0219279
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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