ABSTRACT

According to Hanne Andersen, “an analysis of [malpractices] goes beyond research ethics and includes important epistemological aspects” (p. 161). Her purpose is to point at a new area for philosophy of science in practice, which she does by highlighting different epistemological issues about malpractices and showing how documenting them in a precise way is benefi cial to their solution. She articulates in particular two questions, namely the issue of the identifi cation of bad practices and malpractices, and the ways of preventing the latter from happening. I shall discuss how Andersen contributes to these issues and make additional suggestions.