Science and Its Malfunctions

Abstract

This article explores the nature, causes, and genesis of malfunctions of science. Topics explored are: deception; subordination to dominant spirit and paradigms of the times; impacts of dogmatism and social interests; ingroup-outgroup behavior and other effects of the social structure of science; inappropriate peer review and malfunctions of prevailing academic review system; misappreciation of innovative research; impact of networking and loyalties on scientific progress; impact of economic interests and liaisons; pathological interpretations of scienticity and validity of scientific results; defects of scientometric measures as indicators of achievement, as a manifestation of the impact of medial code on science; trustworthiness or lack thereof of Sci- ence Citation Index as measure of research and scientific achievement. The impact of social, eco- nomic, political, cultural, linguistic, medial, religious, and other codes on scientific process and behavior of scientists are explored.

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