Current Controversies in Values and Science
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Current Controversies in Values and Science asks ten philosophers to debate five questions (two philosophers per debate) that are driving contemporary work in this important area of philosophy of science. The book is perfect for the advanced student, building up her knowledge of the foundations of the field while also engaging its most cutting-edge questions. Introductions and annotated bibliographies for each debate, preliminary descriptions of each chapter, study questions, and a supplemental guide to further controversies involving values in science help provide clearer and richer snapshots of active controversies for all readers. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of Contributors......Page 8 Introduction: Values and Science: Current Controversies......Page 12 Part I Epistemic Values: Can We Distinguish Epistemic from Non-Epistemic Values?......Page 24 1 Distinguishing Between Cognitive and Social Values......Page 26 2 The Borderlands Between Epistemic and Non-Epistemic Values......Page 42 Part II Epistemic Priority: Must Science Be Committed to Prioritizing Epistemic over Non-Epistemic Values?......Page 58 3 Qualified Epistemic Priority: Comparing Two Approaches to Values in Science......Page 60 4 Values in Science: Against Epistemic Priority......Page 75 Part III Inductive Risk: Does the Argument from Inductive Risk Justify Incorporating Non-Epistemic Values in Scientific Reasoning?......Page 90 5 Why Inductive Risk Requires Values in Science......Page 92 6 Why the Argument from Inductive Risk Doesn’t Justify Incorporating Non-Epistemic Values in Scientific Reasoning......Page 105 Part IV Diversity: Can Social Diversity Be Best Incorporated into Science by Adopting the Social Value Management Ideal?......Page 122 7 Can Social Diversity Be Best Incorporated into Science by Adopting the Social Value Management Ideal?......Page 124 8 Feminism, Values, and the Bias Paradox: Why Value Management Is Not Sufficient......Page 141 Part V Democracy: To Ensure That Scientific Institutions Serve Values of Social Justice and Democracy, Should Biomedical Research Be Socialized?......Page 156 9 Socializing Medical Research......Page 158 10 Meanwhile, Why Not Biomedical Capitalism?......Page 172 Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 187 Supplemental Guide to Further Controversies......Page 191 Index......Page 193
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