Machamer P.K., Wolters G. (eds.) Science, Values, and Objectivity

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. — 326 p.Few people would argue that science in all its aspects is a value-free endeavor. At the very least, values affect decisions about the choice of research problems to investigate and the uses to which the results of research are applied. This book reveals that the connections and interactions between values and science are quite complex.Introduction: Science, Values, and Objectivity
The Epistemic, the Cognitive, and the Social
Is There a Significant Distinction between Cognitive and Social Values?
Epistemic and Nonepistemic Values in Science
The Social in the Epistemic
Transcending the Discourse of Social Influences
Between Science and Values
How Values Can Be Good for Science
“Social” Objectivity and the Objectivity of Value
On the Objectivity of Facts, Beliefs, and Values
A Case Study in Objectifying Values in Science
Border Skirmishes between Science and Policy: Autonomy, Responsibility, and Values
The Prescribed and Proscribed Values in Science Policy
Bioethics: Its Foundation and Application in Political Decision Making
Knowledge and Control: On the Bearing of Epistemic Values in Applied Science
Law and Science