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082 0 4 _a174.9'5
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100 1 _aDouglas, Heather E.
245 1 0 _aScience, policy, and the value-free ideal /
_cHeather E. Douglas.
260 _aPittsburgh, Pa. :
_bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,
_cc2009.
300 _axii, 256 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aScience 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.
521 _aSpecialized.
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aScience
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aScientists
_xProfessional ethics.
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