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SCIENCE, VALUES, AND THE PRIORITY OF EVIDENCE (pages 413-431)

P.D. MAGNUS ABSTRACT: It is now commonly held that values play a role in scientific judgment, but many arguments for that conclusion are limited. First, many arguments do not show that values are, strictly speaking, indispensable. The role of values could in principle be filled by a random or arbitrary decision. Second, many arguments concern scientific theories and concepts which …

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