Original paper
The harms of ignoring the social nature of science
Abstract
In this paper I argue that philosophers of science have an obligation to recognize and engage with the social nature of the sciences they assess if those sciences are morally relevant. Morally-relevant science is science that has the potential to risk harm to humans, non-humans, or the environment. My argument and the approach I develop are informed by an analysis of the philosophy of biology literature on the criticism of evolutionary...
Paper Details
Title
The harms of ignoring the social nature of science
Published Date
Jul 4, 2017
Journal
Volume
196
Issue
1
Pages
355 - 375
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