Knowledge, behaviour, and policy: questioning the epistemic presuppositions of applying behavioural science in public policymaking.
The aim of this article is to question the epistemic presuppositions of applying behavioural science in public policymaking. Philosophers of science who have examined the recent applications of the behavioural sciences to policy have contributed to discussions on causation, evidence, and randomised...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 199; no. 1/2; pp. 5311 - 5339 |
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