They should avoid supporting controversial policy agendas or corporate interests, or denouncing legitimate perspectives as "anti-science".
Certainly it is less effective in the analysis of complex events with a multitude of actors than it is with first-person accounts, but not so much as to make Ambrose shy away from complexity: "History is conflict, and you cannot have conflict without varying legitimate perspectives".
Post-normal science considers these elements of uncertainty, value loading, and a plurality of legitimate perspectives to be integral to science, and that by adopting this 'post-normal' approach there is a recognition that risks are interpreted and managed subjectively (depending on local values and norms as well as disciplinary frameworks).
That is a legitimate experiential perspective that can reveal interesting insights and illuminate certain truths.
"There are often legitimate diverse perspectives offered by publishers, and we want to provide users visibility and access into those perspectives from multiple sources," writes Google, self-quoting its own engineer employee, Matthew Gray.
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki based his denial of AIDS on conspiracy theories that appealed to legitimate historical perspectives.
"There were a lot of problems with the report from a real, legitimate economic analysis perspective," said Antonia Ferrier, a spokeswoman for the Senate Finance Committee's Republicans.
Transnational activities are democratically legitimate from the perspective of citizens so long as each nation-state maintains autonomy and sovereignty in global affairs.
