Scientific objectivity is a characteristic of scientific claims, methods and results. It expresses
the idea that the claims, methods and results of science are not, or should not be influenced …

Philosophy of Economics: A Contemporary Introduction is the first systematic textbook in the
philosophy of economics. It introduces the epistemological, metaphysical and ethical …

The lack of public support for climate change policies and refusals to vaccinate children are
just two alarming illustrations of the impacts of dissent about scientific claims. Dissent can …

I address options for providing scientific policy advice and explore the relation between
scientific knowledge and political, economic and moral values. I argue that such …

Philosophy of medicine is a field that seeks to explore fundamental issues in theory,
research, and practice within the health sciences, particularly metaphysical and …

In venerable Socratic fashion, philosophy proceeds best through reasoned conversation.
Current Controversies in Philosophy provides short, accessible volumes that cast a spotlight …

A topic of growing importance within philosophy of science is the epistemic implications of
the organization of research. This paper identifies a promising approach to social …

Drug regulation is fraught with inductive risk. Regulators must make a prediction about
whether or not an experimental pharmaceutical will be effective and relatively safe when …

After raising some minor philosophical points about Kevin Elliott's A Tapestry of Values
(2017), I argue that we should expand on the themes raised in the book and that …

There are serious problems with the way in which pharmaceutical research is currently
practiced, many of which can be traced to the influence of commercial interests on research …