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Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal (9780822960263): Heather Douglas: Books. Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal is an important contribution to the debate over science and values, and its account of value-laden science will be of interest to philosophers concerned with policy, scientific objectivity, and the social relevance of philosophy of science. A welcome invitation for philosophers of science to engage more fully with policy issues, a too-often neglected aspect of scientific practice. —Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the role of values in science. She clearly articulates at least one way in which values do play a legitimate, though indirect, role in science (in risk assessment). She correctly diagnoses some important reasons why there is resistance to recognizing this, and makes it clear why acknowledging the role of values explicitly can be important for using science to make better policy decisions.” —Sharon Crasnow, Riverside Community College “A wonderfully evenhanded argument for the impossibility of the ‘value-free ideal’ in science. Highly recommended.” —Choice“Clearly written, a pleasure to read.” —Metapsychology“Occupies a unique niche bridging philosophy and risk assessment. Everyone involved in providing and using scientific advice, and in doing risk analysis in general, would benefit from thinking about the issues and arguments presented in the book.” —Risk Analysis
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