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Science, Values, and Objectivity
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Peter Machamer was professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh. He was also coeditor, with Gereon Wolters, of Thinking about Causes: From Greek Philosophy to Modern Physics and Science, Values, and Objectivity, among other books.
Gereon Wolters (Editor)
Gereon Wolters is professor emeritus of philosophy and history of science at the University of Konstanz and director of the philosophical archive. He is coeditor of Concepts, Theories, and Rationality in the Biological Sciences and Logic, Language, and the Structure of Scientific Theories, among other books.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: Science, Values, and Objectivity
- 1. The Epistemic, the Cognitive, and the Social
- 2. Is There a Significant Distinction between Cognitive and Social Values?
- 3. Epistemic and Nonepistemic Values in Science
- 4. The Social in the Epistemic
- 5. Transcending the Discourse of Social Influences
- 6. Between Science and Values
- 7. How Values Can Be Good for Science
- 8. "Social" Objectivity and the Objectivity of Value
- 9. On the Objectivity of Facts, Beliefs, and Values
- 10. A Case Study in Objectifying Values in Science
- 11. Border Skirmishes between Science and Policy: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Values
- 12. The Prescribed and Proscribed Values in Science Policy
- 13. Bioethics: Its Foundation and Application in Political Decision Making
- 14. Knowledge and Control: On the Bearing of Epistemic Values in Applied Science
- 15. Law and Science
- Index
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