ABSTRACT

This is the first-ever handbook to cover the vibrant philosophical literature on values and science. 

Its 45 chapters—appearing in print here for the first time—were written by a distinguished, international group of contributors and have been organized into six parts that explore the many ways in which ethics, values, and social considerations relate to the practices and content of the sciences:

  1.  Theoretical Background on Values and Science
  2. Managing Values in Science
  3. Values, Science, and Democracy
  4. Values, Science, Institutions, and Organizations
  5. Values in Scientific Activities
  6. Values in Specific Sciences

Published at a time of increasing concerns about misinformation, polarization, and lack of reproducibility in science, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how science can be made more ethically and socially responsible. 

The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science is designed to be an accessible resource not only for philosophers but also for scientists, policy makers, science communicators, and scholars from other science-studies fields. 

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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part I|86 pages

Theoretical Background on Values and Science

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chapter 3|8 pages

Standpoint Theory

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chapter 4|10 pages

Values and Objectivity

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chapter 5|11 pages

Arguments Against the Value-Free Ideal

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chapter 8|11 pages

Aesthetic Values in Scientific Practice

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Contemporary Debates
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part II|80 pages

Managing Values in Science

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chapter 13|10 pages

Critical Contextual Empiricism

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chapter 15|13 pages

The Limits of Diversity In Science

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The Case of Human Microbiome Research
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chapter 16|12 pages

Transparency in Science

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part III|92 pages

Values, Science, and Democracy

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chapter 17|10 pages

Scientific Knowledge As a Public Resource

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Arguments and Challenges for a Democratic Approach to Values in Science
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chapter 18|10 pages

Measuring the Public's Values

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Are the Data Adequate for Purpose?
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chapter 20|11 pages

Science and Democracy

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chapter 23|11 pages

Science and Social Justice

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part IV|108 pages

Values, Science, Institutions, and Organizations

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chapter 25|13 pages

The Values of Science Funding Institutions

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chapter 26|10 pages

Values and Industry-Funded Research

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chapter 28|11 pages

Networks and Values

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chapter 29|11 pages

Valuing Partnerships in Agricultural Genomics Research

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Using More Empirically Informed Philosophical Approaches to Advance the Science and Values Debates
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chapter 32|11 pages

Controversies in Vaccine Policy

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chapter 33|13 pages

Values and Dual Use Biomedical Research

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part V|68 pages

Values in Scientific Activities

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chapter 34|12 pages

Values and Measurement

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chapter 35|12 pages

Science, Values, and Race Correction

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chapter 37|10 pages

Tragedy or Transition?

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How Science and Values Matter for Climate Change Frames
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chapter 38|9 pages

Values in Science Communication Models

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chapter 39|11 pages

Values in Research Ethics Education

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part VI|68 pages

Values in Specific Sciences

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chapter 40|10 pages

“Every Cell Has a Sex”

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Sex Essentialism in Biomedical Research
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chapter 41|11 pages

Values in Human Genomics

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chapter 43|12 pages

The Power of Value-Laden Framing

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Examples from Wildlife Conservation Research
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chapter 44|10 pages

Values in Economics

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chapter 45|12 pages

Artificial Intelligence

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Values, Governance, and Policy
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