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  • The social contract for science frames researcher-society relations as transactional, evolving with 'wicked problems' and outcome-based funding.
  • Discourse in Arts and Humanities explores Modernism, Postmodernism, Liquid Modernity, and Metamodernism, offering new perspectives on societal shifts.

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  • To juxtapose the social contract for science with contemporary philosophical concepts.
  • To identify shared themes and inform the next iteration of the social contract for science.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of the social contract for science and philosophical concepts (Modernism, Postmodernism, Liquid Modernity, Metamodernism).
  • Identification of core themes: trust, acceleration, and crisis.

Main Results:

  • Both the social contract for science and contemporary philosophy share core themes of trust (and distrust), acceleration, and crisis.
  • Narrative, polylogue, and transparency are crucial for navigating research in the face of 'metacrises'.

Conclusions:

  • Revisiting the social contract for science through philosophical lenses can help address current challenges.
  • Understanding shared themes is vital for navigating research uncertainty, complexity, and dissatisfaction with funding models.