Topic I. Role of Science in a Democracy
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LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- Democracy vs. Epistocracy
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EXAMPLES
- Exemplary Quotes
- Cautionary Quotes: Mistakes, Misconceptions, & Misunderstandings
- "I think democracy is always better, because people know what they want and everyone deserves to try to get what they want. Everyone has their own facts, and people should be allowed to pursue their vision of the world without interference from scientists."
- "I think we should always just defer to experts on everything, because experts know what's best for everyone and regular people don't have time to learn that much or think that hard anyway."
LEARNING GOALS
- B. CONCEPT ACQUISITION
- Democracy vs. Epistocracy
- a. Democracy: A system of government wherein a society’s citizens have more or less equal input into policies.
- b. Epistocracy: A system of government wherein a particular subset of a society—privileged by their education or other markers of expertise—decides policies.
- C. CONCEPT APPLICATION
- Democracy vs. Epistocracy.
- a. Explain arguments for each.
- b. Describe tension between the claims of the two.
- c. Appeal to scientific expertise (including in the social and behavioral sciences) for political decision-making.
- d. Identify democratic and epistocratic aspects of real governments.