Scientists, Democracy and Society

A Community of Inquirers

AvPierluigi Barrotta

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Del 16 i serien Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning

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The author also explains how science is both objective and laden with values.Coverage includes a wide range of topics, such as: the ideal of value-free science, the is/ought divide, “thick terms” and the language of science, inductive risk, the dichotomy between pure science and applied science, constructivism and the philosophy of risk.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-19
Mått:155 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt:353 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
Antal sidor:199
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030091095
Originaltitel:Scienza e democrazia: Verità, fatti e valori in una prospettiva pragmatista

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Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Pierluigi Barrotta (b. 1958) is full Professor of Philosophy of Science and Director of the Department of Civilizations and Forms of Knowledge at the University of Pisa. He has published in history and philosophy of science, the epistemology of economics and the social sciences, the epistemology of environmental sciences, and the dialectical rationality in science. He is currently carrying out research on the relationships between science and democracy.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Hume’s "law" and the ideal of value-free science.- Chapter 2. Concepts, values and scientific measurements.- Chapter 3. Values and inductive risk.- Chapter 4. Scientific research and the truth.- Chapter 5. Values and autonomy of science.- Chapter 6. Science, democracy and pragmatism.