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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Confocal Raman Microscopy as an In Situ Probe of Volume Change in Hydration-Sensitive Polymer Membranes
- Award ID(s):
- 1922956
- PAR ID:
- 10618632
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Chemical Society
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Volume:
- 97
- Issue:
- 27
- ISSN:
- 0003-2700
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 14126 to 14131
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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