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Values in Science: Changing the Ideal from Value-Free to Justified Knowledge
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of historical, philosophical and religious studies.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Värderingar i vetenskap : Att ändra idealet från värdefri till berättigad kunskap (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

There has been a long debate about values and science. Especially about the appropriateness of the value-free ideal. The impact of values on science is crucial if science is to maintain its credibility as an undisputed source of knowledge. In this work, I analyze the impact of values in science based on a work by Heather Douglas and try to clarify the difference between epistemic and non-epistemic values and the relevance of the value-free ideal.

My conclusion is that Douglas' claims about the inappropriateness of the value-free ideal do not hold and should be rejected. I propose instead a reformulation of the value-free ideal based on the justification of knowledge.

Abstract [sv]

Det har varit en lång debatt om värderingar och vetenskap. Särskilt om lämpligheten av det värdefria idealet. Värdegrundens inverkan på vetenskapen är avgörande om vetenskapen ska behålla sin trovärdighet som en oomtvistad kunskapskälla. I detta arbete analyserar jag värderingarnas inverkan i vetenskapen utifrån ett verk av Heather Douglas och försöker klargöra skillnaden mellan epistemiska och icke-epistemiska värderingar samt relevansen av det värdefria idealet.

Min slutsats är att Douglas påståenden om det värdefria idealets olämplighet inte håller och börförkastas. Jag föreslår istället en omformulering av det värdefria idealet som bygger på kunskapensrättfärdigande.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 26
Keywords [en]
Science, values, epistemic, non-epistemic, value-free ideal
Keywords [sv]
Vetenskap, värderingar, epistemiska, icke-epistemiska, värderingsfri ideal
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Philosophy
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-211098OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-211098DiVA, id: diva2:1776940
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Philosophy
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Available from: 2023-06-28 Created: 2023-06-28 Last updated: 2023-06-28Bibliographically approved

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