Wilholt Torsten
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Philosophie, Germany.
Stud Hist Philos Sci. 2022 Feb;91:86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
This paper advocates for making epistemic interests a central object of philosophical analysis in epistemology and philosophy of science. It is argued that the importance of epistemic interests derives from their fundamental importance for the notion of objectivity. Epistemic interests are defined as individuated by a set of objectives, each of which represents a dimension of the search for truth. Among these dimensions, specificity, sensitivity, and productivity (the rate at which results are delivered per unit of time) are discussed in detail. It is argued that the relevance of productivity is often overlooked in debates about the ends and means of science. A definition of the objectivity of inquiry is proposed that takes the notion of epistemic interest as its starting point.
本文主张将认知兴趣作为认识论和科学哲学中哲学分析的核心对象。有人认为，认知兴趣的重要性源于它们对客观性概念的根本重要性。认知兴趣被定义为由一组目标所个体化，每个目标都代表了寻求真理的一个维度。在这些维度中，详细讨论了特异性、敏感性和生产率（单位时间内产生结果的速率）。有人认为，在关于科学目的和手段的辩论中，生产率的相关性常常被忽视。本文提出了一种以认知兴趣概念为出发点的探究客观性的定义。
