Current Controversies in Values and Science

Kevin C. Elliott is Associate Professor in Lyman Briggs College, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. He is the author of Is a Little Pollution Good for You? Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research (2011) and A Tapestry of Values: An Introduction to Values in Science (2017), as well as a wide variety of journal articles and book chapters addressing issues in the philosophy of science and practical ethics.Daniel Steel is Associate Professor at the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on coupled ethical-epistemic issues in science, especially in relation to environmental and public health issues. He is the author of Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle: Science, Evidence, and Environmental Policy (2015) and Across the Boundaries: Extrapolation in Biology and Social Science (2008), as well as numerous articles in leading journals in the philosophy of science.

The ten specially-commissioned articles in this volume capture the excitement and challenges of one of the hottest areas of contemporary philosophy of science. Written for the advanced student of philosophy, these essays will equally engage the interest of the seasoned professional. --Janet Kourany, University of Notre Dame“Current Controversies in Values and Science” is an outstandingly helpful summary of the recent debates on how science and values are entangled. With its short chapters, students might feel lighted to approach these complex matters and form their own opinion about what is at stake in public debates and how could philosophy help them to assess the arguments and to see through the positions.--Adam Tamas Tuboly, Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Supported by the MTA BTK Lendület Morals and Science Research Group

• List of Contributors Introduction: Values and Science: Current Controversies Kevin C. Elliott and Daniel SteelPart I - Epistemic Values: Can We Distinguish Epistemic from Non-Epistemic Values? 1 Distinguishing Between Cognitive and Social Values Hugh Lacey 2 The Borderlands Between Epistemic and Non-Epistemic Values Phyllis RooneyPart II - Epistemic Priority: Must Science Be Committed to Prioritizing Epistemic over Non-Epistemic Values? 3 Qualified Epistemic Priority: Comparing Two Approaches to Values in Science Daniel Steel 4 Values in Science: Against Epistemic Priority Matthew J. BrownPart III - Inductive Risk: Does the Argument from Inductive Risk Justify Incorporating Non-Epistemic Values in Scientific Reasoning? 5 Why Inductive Risk Requires Values in Science Heather Douglas 6 Why the Argument from Inductive Risk Doesn’t Justify Incorporating Non-Epistemic Values in Scientific Reasoning Gregor BetzPart IV - Diversity: Can Social Diversity Be Best Incorporated into Science by Adopting the Social Value Management Ideal? 7 Can Social Diversity Be Best Incorporated into Science by Adopting the Social Value Management Ideal? Kristina Rolin 8 Feminism, Values, and the Bias Paradox: Why Value Management Is Not Sufficient Kristen IntemannPart V - Democracy: To Ensure That Scientific Institutions Serve Values of Social Justice and Democracy, Should Biomedical Research Be Socialized? 9 Socializing Medical Research James Robert Brown10 Meanwhile, Why Not Biomedical Capitalism? Julian ReissSuggestions for Further Reading Supplemental Guide to Further Controversies Index