Petina, Alena: Epistemic Power and Hidden Asymmetry in the Evaluation of Theories: Toward a Methodology of Correct Intertheoretical Comparison

The article addresses the problem of epistemic power in the scientific evaluation of theories. Contemporary literature already contains well-developed lines of analysis related to social epistemology, scientific objectivity, scientific pluralism, epistemic injustice, scientific imperialism, peer-review bias, cumulative advantage, and metrics of research evaluation. These lines form a substantively rich but dispersed field of discussion. The present article brings them together into a unified rev