The COVID-19 pandemic

a case for epistemic pluralism in public health policy

authored by

Simon Lohse, Karim Bschir

Abstract

This paper uses the example of the COVID-19 pandemic to analyse the danger associated with insufficient epistemic pluralism in evidence-based public health policy. Drawing on certain elements in Paul Feyerabend’s political philosophy of science, it discusses reasons for implementing more pluralism as well as challenges to be tackled on the way forward.

Organisation(s)

Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences
Institute of Philosophy

External Organisation(s)

University of St. Gallen (HSG)

Type

Commentary in journal

Journal

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Volume

42

No. of pages

5

ISSN

0391-9714

Publication date

12.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

History, Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), History and Philosophy of Science

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-020-00353-8 (Access: Open)