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基本説明
As recent work in the philosophy, history, and social studies of science shows, however, things are not so simple. The contributors ask where and how non-epistemic values are involved in science; they explore the roles these values play at the heart of science, in the assessment of evidence and explanation, and they examine the implications this has for ideals of objectivity. In the process, they consider a environmental science, and the social/historical sciences.
Full Description
It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things are not so simple, however, as recent work in science studies makes clear. The contributors to this volume investigate where and how values are involved in science, and examine the implications of this involvement for ideals of objectivity.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part I: Case Studies
Chapter 2: John Dupré: Fact and Value
Chapter 3: Michael Root: How Should Sociologists Study Social Problems?
Chapter 4: Lynn Hankinson and Allison Wylie: Coming to Terms with the Value(s) of Science: Insights from Feminist Science Scholarship
Chapter 5: Brad Wray: Evaluating Scientists
Part II: Evidence and Values
Chapter 6: Elliott Sober: Evidence and Value Freedom
Chapter 7: Heather Douglas: Rejecting the Ideal of Value Free Science
Chapter 8: John Roberts: Is Logical Empiricism Committed to the Ideal of Value Free Science?
Chapter 9: Sherri Roush: Constructive Empiricism and the Role of Social Values in Science
Chapter 10: Gerald Doppelt: The Value Ladenness of Scientific Knowledge
Chapter 11: Harold Kincaid: Contextualist Morals and Science
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