I assume this relates mostly to economics or the humanities (social science, if you insist) in general. These apply to sciences too, but are less debilitating in the long run.
Fifth, most researchers’ priors are heavily influenced by some extremely suspicious factors.
Academics in the humanities identify themselves "I am an X." X can be post structuralist, rational materialist, classical liberal or some other broad, hairy, intellectual identity. This is bad news for objectivity. Everyone has a dog in the fight.
Fifth, most researchers’ priors are heavily influenced by some extremely suspicious factors.
Academics in the humanities identify themselves "I am an X." X can be post structuralist, rational materialist, classical liberal or some other broad, hairy, intellectual identity. This is bad news for objectivity. Everyone has a dog in the fight.