Many philosophers of science have maintained that science should be value-free; still others believe that such ideal is neither achievable nor desirable for science. Hugh Lacey is presently one of the main supporters of the idea of value-free science and his theory is probably the most debated today and attracts the most attention and criticism. Therefore, in this text, I will primarily analyze his theory of value-free science. After briefly defining the notion of value I highlight which strategy Lacey chooses to lay a firm foundation for the concept of science without value, with his starting point being the differentiation between cognitive and non-cognitive values. Then I describe three basic characteristics of Lacey’s value-free science...
It has been argued, most notably by Max Weber, that the principle of value freedom must guide social...
Scientific practice has long portrayed itself as objective, in the sense that it is guided by episte...
Philosophers of science debate the proper role of non-epistemic value judgements in scientific reaso...
Many philosophers of science have maintained that science should be value-free; still others believe...
Can we sustain the idea, once expressed by Henri Poincaré, that science and values only touch but do...
In this book, Hugh Lacey explicates and appraises the view that science is value free. Lacey discuss...
The aim of this paper is to show that science, understood as pure research, ought not to be affected...
The aim of this paper is to show that science, understood as pure research, ought not to be affected...
The value-free ideal in science has been criticised as both unattainable and undesirable. We argue t...
En el presente libro Hugh Lacey vuelve a las tesis que estableciera –una década atrás– como respuest...
My aim in this paper is to rebut objections that have been made of the account of the various roles ...
In this paper I will propose six principles governing the proper role of moral and social values in ...
In this paper, we defend the value free ideal (VFI) in the philosophy of science by extending Stephe...
The present paper discusses the claim that value-free science is impossible. After applauding the ob...
Cognitive values are the charactenstics that are constitutive of "good" theories, the criteria to wh...
It has been argued, most notably by Max Weber, that the principle of value freedom must guide social...
Scientific practice has long portrayed itself as objective, in the sense that it is guided by episte...
Philosophers of science debate the proper role of non-epistemic value judgements in scientific reaso...
Many philosophers of science have maintained that science should be value-free; still others believe...
Can we sustain the idea, once expressed by Henri Poincaré, that science and values only touch but do...
In this book, Hugh Lacey explicates and appraises the view that science is value free. Lacey discuss...
The aim of this paper is to show that science, understood as pure research, ought not to be affected...
The aim of this paper is to show that science, understood as pure research, ought not to be affected...
The value-free ideal in science has been criticised as both unattainable and undesirable. We argue t...
En el presente libro Hugh Lacey vuelve a las tesis que estableciera –una década atrás– como respuest...
My aim in this paper is to rebut objections that have been made of the account of the various roles ...
In this paper I will propose six principles governing the proper role of moral and social values in ...
In this paper, we defend the value free ideal (VFI) in the philosophy of science by extending Stephe...
The present paper discusses the claim that value-free science is impossible. After applauding the ob...
Cognitive values are the charactenstics that are constitutive of "good" theories, the criteria to wh...
It has been argued, most notably by Max Weber, that the principle of value freedom must guide social...
Scientific practice has long portrayed itself as objective, in the sense that it is guided by episte...
Philosophers of science debate the proper role of non-epistemic value judgements in scientific reaso...