The challenge of the social and the pressure of practice : science and values revisited / edited by Martin Carrier, Don Howard, and Janet Kourany.
| Other author | Carrier, Martin. |
| Other author | Howard, Don, 1949- |
| Other author | Kourany, Janet A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2008. |
| Description | vii, 262 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: science and the social / Martin Carrier -- Part I. The play of values within the core areas of scientific research -- Must evidence underdetermine theory? / John D. Norton -- Values and their intersection : reduction as methodology and ideology / Margaret Morrison -- Values, heuristics, and the politics of knowledge / Helen E. Longino -- Replacing the ideal of value-free science / Janet A. Kourany -- Scientific values and the values of science / Jay F. Rosenberg -- Part II. The demands of society on science : socially robust knowledge and expertise -- How robust is "socially robust knowledge"? / Peter Weingart -- In defense of some sweeping claims about socially robust knowledge / Roger Strand -- Third wave science studies : toward a history and philosophy of expertise / Christopher Hamlin -- Part III. The exigencies of research funding : epistemic values and economic benefit -- The community of science / James Robert Brown -- Science in the grip of the economy : on the epistemic impact of the commercialization of research / Martin Carrier -- Promoting disinterestedness or making use of bias? : interests and moral obligation in commercialized research / Matthias Adam. |
| General note | "The origin of the present volume was a conference on science and values held at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) in Biefield, Germany, in July 2003"--P. vii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007041847 |
| ISBN | 9780822943174 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0822943174 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175.5 .C4818 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |