Political Epistemology and Insufficient Cognizance of the Truth of Climate Change
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This research is to offer a philosophical examination of climate science knowledge in relation to the justification for the need to address the issue of global warming. This study begins with the observation that there is no universal viewpoint when addressing the implications of climate change. However, researchers in this field suggest that formulating economic and political government policies is essential for facilitating knowledge in recognizing the issue. To establish sustainable cooperation, these policies should encourage the dissemination of knowledge. Nevertheless, the truth about global warming is frequently communicated with insufficient understanding, and in some cases, a lack of awareness, which may prevent individuals from recognizing it as a problem that warrants addressing through a well-integrated, long-term policy. During this investigation, I discovered that these issues are referred to as a narrowing or "trap" that restricts the knowledge of individuals who are not typically climate experts. I then recognized that the issue is associated with the distinction between knowing how global warming policy should be successfully evaluated and knowing that it is a sound phenomenon. The latter is a widely accepted fact, whereas the former is a prediction of the future. This paper argues that when climate science is recognized as having the special characteristics of a consensual truth, the connections between the two, despite their apparent differences, are not so significant as to restrict the public's understanding of climate change to individuals who are not experts.
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