This Element introduces the philosophical literature on values in science by examining four
questions:(1) How do values influence science?(2) Should we actively incorporate values in …

Philosophical work on values in science is held back by widespread ambiguity about how
values bear on scientific choices. Here, I disambiguate several ways in which a choice can …

The idea that science is or should be value-free, and that values are or should be formed
independently of science, has been under fire by philosophers of science for decades …

There is widespread interest in evaluating the social impacts of research and other scholarly
activities. Conventional metrics for social impacts focus on economics or wealth creation …

What makes science trustworthy to the public? This chapter examines one answer: the
trustworthiness of science is based in part on its independence from the idiosyncratic values …

Throughout much of the 20th century, philosophers of science maintained a position known
as the value-free ideal, which holds that non-epistemic (eg, moral, social, political, or …

Undeniably, scientific knowledge is extremely important to many aspects of our lives from
our wellness to our technology and everyday conveniences. Given its importance, it is not …

Particle physicists must decide how much evidence to collect before announcing the
discovery of a new particle like the Higgs Boson, balancing reasonable caution about …

Names: Vallier, Kevin, editor. Title: Social trust/edited by Kevin Vallier and Michael Weber.
Description: New York, NY: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.| Series …

The argument from inductive risk, as developed by Rudner and others, famously concludes
that the scientist qua scientist makes value judgments. The paper aims to show that trust in …