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The fundamental problem is, that hard science fundamentally can not do that job. A policy document is a normative document, science produces descriptive account
by yk 9y ago
The fundamental problem is, that hard science fundamentally can not do that job. A policy document is a normative document, science produces descriptive accounts. Even if we assume for a moment that we had a full scientific theory of gender, then we would still need to know what to do with that. Should we then optimize for worker satisfaction, worker of female sex productivity, welcoming to female gendered customers, inspiring the next generation of engineers averaged on the likelihood of them joining the company? This is just an instance of the well studied is/ought problem [0], that you can not deduce from a list statements about how the world looks, how the world should look. (And looking through the objections on wiki and sep, they all seem to rely at least on the assumption of a full theory of gender above.)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is%E2%80%93ought_problem
- PeterStuer 9y agoScience might not do that job, but a least it can point out to you the flaws in your reasoning, and, once you have settled on an reasoned objective, help you construct effective tools, techniques and programs to reach that objective. In other words, Science is what keeps you from insisting earth is the center around which the universe revolves, sacrificing virgins to the rain gods in a drought, or investing in gyms to get to the moon by improving the high jump.