A Study of How Philosophy Research and Practice Can Better Contribute to STEM Research and to Public Policy

这个研究项目的目标是开发如何哲学研究和实践可以更好地促进STEM研究和公共政策的帐户。在20世纪世纪，哲学成为一门严谨的学科，但往往是以牺牲与非哲学观众的接触为代价的。一个寻求补救这种情况的发展是应用哲学，它试图将哲学思维应用于现实世界的问题。它经常关注科学，技术和社会问题。其中一个例子是生物伦理学，它是作为一种新的哲学方法发展起来的，其特点是与非学科同行直接接触，包括医生，病人，律师，工程师和科学家，因为他们面临的政策问题。最近，其他与政策相关的哲学也出现了，包括女权主义，环境正义，实验哲学和公共哲学。这一课题的共同点是，在保持哲学家的兴趣的同时，如何与非哲学家进行交流。本课题将从理论和案例研究以及制度尝试的历史中，为如何更好地将哲学见解与政策专业人士的需求相结合，总结出应用哲学的新见解。它将更好地组织我们对与政策相关的哲学实践的理解，以便为哲学家在实践机会和理论问题方面开辟新的研究途径。该研究还将帮助STEM学科和政策制定者更好地利用哲学见解。培养新一代与政策相关的哲学家有可能显著改善多个部门关于科学和技术的政策和讨论。

The goal of this research project is to develop an account of how philosophy research and practice can better contribute to STEM research and to public policy. During the 20th century, philosophy became a rigorous academic discipline, but often at the expense of engagement with non-philosophical audiences. One development that sought to remedy this situation was applied philosophy, which attempts to bring philosophical thinking to bear on real-world problems. It often focuses on issues of science, technology, and society. One example is bioethics, which developed as a new approach to philosophy characterized by direct engagement with non-disciplinary peers including physicians, patients, lawyers, engineers, and scientists as they confront policy problems. More recently, other efforts at policy-relevant philosophy have emerged, including feminism, environmental justice, experimental philosophy, and public philosophy. Such efforts face a common challenge: engaging with non-philosophers while maintaining sufficient interesting for philosophers in general.This project will develop new insights for applied philosophy by drawing from theoretical accounts and case studies, as well as the history of institutional attempts, to extract lessons for how to better integrate philosophic insights with the demands of policy professionals. It will better organize our understanding of policy-relevant philosophical practice in order to open new research avenues for philosophers both in terms of practical opportunities and theoretical questions. The research will also help both the STEM disciplines and policy makers make better use of philosophic insights. Cultivating a new generation of policy-relevant philosophers has the potential of significantly improving policy and discussion about science and technology across multiple sectors.