Behavioral symmetry, rent seeking, and the Republic of Science
Abstract
Scientific inquiry, like all other human activity, cannot be separated from the humans conducting the inquiry. While public discourse often treats science as sacrosanct and scientists as devoid of any but the purest motives, the science of science literature has long understood scientific inquiry as a fundamentally social activity undertaken by self-interested, partial, human choosers with limited information (Polanyi in Minerva 1(1):54–73,...
Paper Details
Title
Behavioral symmetry, rent seeking, and the Republic of Science
Published Date
Apr 15, 2020
Journal
Volume
183
Issue
3-4
Pages
443 - 459
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