Science, policy, and the value-free ideal / Heather E. Douglas.
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TextPublication details: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2009Description: xii, 256 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780822960263 (pbk.) :; 0822960265 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Science -- Social aspects | Science -- Moral and ethical aspects | Scientists -- Professional ethicsDDC classification: 174.9'5 Summary: Science has gained unprecedented stature in policy making in the United States. In this book, the author argues that the moral responsibilities of scientists require the consideration of values even at the heart of science and that it should not be 'value-free' as most philosophers of science have contended since World War II.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Science has gained unprecedented stature in policy making in the United States. In this book, the author argues that the moral responsibilities of scientists require the consideration of values even at the heart of science and that it should not be 'value-free' as most philosophers of science have contended since World War II.
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