The KLI just hosted a Virtual #KLIColloquium open to the public! Exciting to see new faces! David Ludwig offered a unique blend of science engagement X philosophy to bring phil from the abstract to impact real world, social-environ issues. Here's /a thread/ summarizing his talk: 
Sustainability development projects often fail because systems are complex &problems are wicked. A crucial source of failure is epistemic: not integrating local expertise. But how can we integrate diff ontologies, knowledge, values, esp those incommensurable with Western science?
Ludwig shows how #philsci can help. Local & scientific knowledge are created & validated in different ways, intertwined with diff values &ontologies. How to proceed? We can't simply stack them up into one happy family. But no need to give in to nihilist incommensurability either.
Ludwig proposes a Critical Pluralism that hones in on partially overlapping common grounds. This is where we can negotiate knowledge in ”Trading Zones” (a concept familiar to many in phil)! This is a method that does not prioritize scientific knowledge over local knowledge.
Philosophy of science can & should contribute to addressing the grand challenges of our time! Ludwig ends by urging us to attend to rich work in anthro/psy/social/etc, to talk *with*-not *about*- local communities. Philsci can be interdisciplinary, participatory, action-oriented!
We miss the #KLIColloquium dinner discussions that further enable collaborations and knowledge exchange. But the benefit of #KLIOnline is the opportunity to invite and engage with people around the world. Thank you, David for the engaging talk & thank you all for joining us!
