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<journal-id>2395-8782</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ciencia ergo sum]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cienc. ergo-sum]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2395-8782</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Instituto Literario]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2395-87822022000200164</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.30878/ces.v29n2a6</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Ciencia ciudadana: pluralidad científica y pensamiento crítico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Citizen science: scientific plurality and critical thinking]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gensollen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mario]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jiménez Rolland]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marc]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2395-87822022000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2395-87822022000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2395-87822022000200164&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se explora cómo la ciencia ciudadana promueve una mejora epistémica tanto en las instituciones científicas como en la sociedad a gran escala. En este sentido, se ofrece una caracterización de la ciencia ciudadana y a partir de ella se muestra cómo la participación de no especialistas contribuye al fortalecimiento epistémico a través de la pluralidad. Además, se examina cómo la inclusión de miembros de la sociedad en la investigación científica es capaz de promover la mejora epistémica de individuos mediante la formación de pensadores críticos. Las conclusiones indican que la ciencia ciudadana puede optimizar estos dos tipos de mejora epistémica por medio del diseño de proyectos que, aunado a la persecución de objetivos propiamente científicos, se dirijan a la obtención de estos bienes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract In this paper we explore how citizen science promotes epistemic improvement both in scientific institutions and in society at large. In this sense, we offer a characterization of citizen science and show how the participation of non-specialists can contribute to epistemic strengthening through plurality. Furthermore, we examine how the inclusion of members of society in scientific research can foster epistemic improvement of individuals, by promoting critical thinking. We conclude by pointing out the fact that citizen science can optimize these kinds of epistemic improvement by designing projects that, in addition to their scientific objectives, are aimed at attaining these goods.]]></p></abstract>
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