Climate Change Scepticism: A Conceptual Re-Evaluation
Climate Change Scepticism: A Conceptual Re-Evaluation
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气候变化怀疑论：概念重新评估
DOI：
10.1177/2158244015579723
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发表时间：
2015
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影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
W.C.J. van Rensburg
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文献类型：
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作者：
W.C.J. van Rensburg
“气候变化怀疑论”是流行和学术话语中的一个熟悉的概念，通常指的是拒绝、争论或质疑气候问题的正统观点的一系列论点和个人。然而，在近距离来看，很明显，这个概念经常被随意使用，而没有考虑到它所代表的类别的复杂性。学者们对这一概念有不同的解释，有时还对其含义和范围提出了激烈的争议。本文认为，怀疑现象可以根据怀疑批评的类型以及怀疑者的态度特征加以区分。对每一种都提出了分类方法。怀疑论据的类型按概念层次组织，由两类批评(“核心”和“伴随”)、三个怀疑中心(“证据”、“过程”和“回应”)和七个具体的怀疑对象组成。针对怀疑者的态度特征，本文梳理了怀疑者信仰的不同动机、模式和确定性。它建议对类别和子类别进行一些重新标记，以更准确地描述怀疑论立场中的细微差别，以及处理无效的标签。这篇文章提出，这种精炼的概念可能有助于观察家和政策实践者以更有洞察力和建设性的方式应对怀疑论挑战。
“Climate change scepticism” is a familiar concept in popular and scholarly discourse and generally refers to a family of arguments and individuals that reject, dispute, or question the orthodox view of the climate issue. At close range though, it is evident that the concept is often used casually, without consideration of the complexity of the category it represents. Scholars have varied interpretations of the concept and sometimes actively dispute its meaning and reach. The article proposes that the sceptic phenomenon can be variegated according to the types of sceptic critiques and, additionally, according to sceptics’ attitudinal characteristics. Taxonomies are proposed for each. The types of sceptic arguments are organised in a conceptual hierarchy consisting of two classes of critiques (“core” and “concomitant”), three centers of scepticism (“evidence,” “process,” and “response”), and seven specific objects of scepticism. For the attitudinal characteristics of sceptics, the article takes stock of the different motives, modes, and certainties of belief among sceptics. It proposes some relabeling of the category and subcategories to more accurately describe nuances in sceptic positions, as well as to dispose of unproductive labels. The article suggests how the refined conceptualisation might help observers and policy practitioners to manage the sceptic challenge in a more discerning and constructive fashion.
DOI：
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.08.012
发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
8.9
作者：
Capstick, Stuart Bryce;Pidgeon, Nicholas Frank
通讯作者：
Pidgeon, Nicholas Frank