BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260625T215914EDT-2499kP8Hlo@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260626T015914Z DESCRIPTION:Jarislowsky Lecture Series in Human Nature and Technology\n\n“S cience: The Intellectual Leviathan”\n\nRegina Rini (York University)\n\nOc tober 18\, 2024\n 3:30- 5:30 PM\n Location: Ballroom\, Thomson House\n\nAbst ract\n\n“We live in a time of science-denial. From the realities of covid- 19 to climate change\, childhood vaccines and even the shape of the earth\ , many people now seem to actively reject the authority of scientific expe rts. Philosophers bemoan populist ignorance\, but I will argue that this r esponse evades the fundamentally rational core of science-denial. I will s how that modern specialized sciences have a Hobbesian epistemic structure\ , one that makes resentment of scientific elites both predictable and (par tly) rational. Modern sciences are so specialized that they force non-expe rts into a deep form of epistemic dependence\, such that experts play the Hobbesian role of Leviathan\, with unquestionable authority over certain e pistemic norms. This parallel to political theory helps us see the tragic dilemma built into the reception of science in democratic societies. In po litics\, we both resent and reject unquestionable Hobbesian authority. In science\, we cannot reject it\, as much as we might want. What remains is a rational residue of resentment\, directed against the democratic inequal ity of scientific expertise. Failing to acknowledge the rationality of thi s resentment has left us poorly equipped to respond persuasively to scienc e-denial.”\n DTSTART:20241018T193000Z DTEND:20241018T213000Z LOCATION:salle 927\, Pavillon Leacock\, CA\, QC\, Montréal\, H3A 2T7\, 855\ , rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Regina Rini (York University)\, “ Science: The Intellectual Leviathan” URL:/jarislowsky-chair/channels/event/jarislowsky-chai r-lecture-series-regina-rini-york-university-science-intellectual-leviatha n-356764 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR