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A Changing Climate for ScienceNeither Necessary Nor Sufficient

A Changing Climate for Science: Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient [Lewis examines the key scientific concept of knowability using case studies from climate science. By unpacking the ideas of a settled climate science and scientific consensus, Lewis presents the uncertain and unknown as fundamental aspects of the world. Lewis discusses two disparate understandings of causality by exploring the attribution of extreme climate events to particular causes. The first is a mathematical framework of cause and effect, while the second embraces the capacities of both the human and the nonhuman to cause important effects as actants. Lewis explores these differing conceptualisations of causality through a critical reflection on her own scientific research, her proximity to a tragedy and her personal experiences of an extreme climate event. In response to these experiences, Lewis concludes with a recommendation around scientific terminology of causality.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Changing Climate for ScienceNeither Necessary Nor Sufficient

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
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978-3-319-54264-5
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9 –30
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10.1007/978-3-319-54265-2_2
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Abstract

[Lewis examines the key scientific concept of knowability using case studies from climate science. By unpacking the ideas of a settled climate science and scientific consensus, Lewis presents the uncertain and unknown as fundamental aspects of the world. Lewis discusses two disparate understandings of causality by exploring the attribution of extreme climate events to particular causes. The first is a mathematical framework of cause and effect, while the second embraces the capacities of both the human and the nonhuman to cause important effects as actants. Lewis explores these differing conceptualisations of causality through a critical reflection on her own scientific research, her proximity to a tragedy and her personal experiences of an extreme climate event. In response to these experiences, Lewis concludes with a recommendation around scientific terminology of causality.]

Published: Apr 12, 2017

Keywords: Knowability; Causality; Attribution; Climate change; Extreme events; Nonhuman agency

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