System und Irrtum

Science is an important bulwark against irrationality and manipulation and holds immense potential for humanity. However, where the scientific system generates consequential blind spots, and where science is idealized, the prerequisites of methods of knowledge and conclusions must be questioned all the more critically and unreservedly. Forensic psychiatrist Frank Urbaniok, who operates at the critical intersection of a psychiatric-psychological discipline, the legal system, and society, highlights fundamental errors and fallacies regarding determination, causality, free will, and risk assessment in his enlightening essay. He succinctly and clearly points out the current limits of science, providing an engaging reading experience with his ever-present humor and concrete examples.