Part 3/14:
The Profession versus the Praxis: Rethinking Scientific Authority
The paper challenges the prevailing view that science is primarily a guild—a closed professional organization where authority commands credibility. Traditionally, a scientist’s legitimacy has been tied to formal qualifications, such as a PhD, institutional affiliation, and adherence to the standards of the academic establishment. It’s a hierarchical model where success and credibility are granted through membership within a certain academic echelon.