Current controversies in values and science /

Current controversies in values and science / edited by Kevin C. Elliott and Daniel Steel. - 1 online resource (ix, 186 pages) - Current controversies in philosophy . - Current controversies in philosophy. .

pt. 1. Epistemic values : can we distinguish epistemic from non-epistemic values? -- pt. 2. Epistemic priority : must science be committed to prioritizing epistemic over non-epistemic values? -- pt. 3. Inductive risk : does the argument from inductive risk justify incorporating non-epistemic values in scientific reasoning? -- pt. 4. Diversity : can social diversity be best incorporated into science by adopting the social value management ideal? -- pt. 5. Democracy : to ensure that scientific institutions serve values of social justice and democracy, should biomedical research be socialized?.

9781315639420 9781317273974

10.4324/9781315639420 doi


Philosophy.
Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

B53 / .C87 2017

100 / C976

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