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Author:   Péter Hartl (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) ,  Adam Tamas Tuboly
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367704001

ISBN 10:   0367704005
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   25 September 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Science, Freedom, Democracy: Introduction Péter Hartl and Adam Tamas Tuboly Part I. Academic Freedom and Other Values in Science and Society 2. Michael Polanyi's Post-Critical Vision of Science and Society Phil Mullins 3. The Ethos of Science and Central Planning: Merton and Michael Polanyi on the Autonomy of Science Péter Hartl 4. Scientific Freedom and Social Responsibility Heather Douglas 5. Bacon’s Promise Janet Kourany Part II: Democracy and Citizen Participation in Science 6. Which Science, Which Democracy, and Which Freedom? Hans Radder 7. Participatory Democracy and Multi-Strategic Research Hugh Lacey 8. Public Opinion, Democratic Legitimacy, and Epistemic Compromise Dustin Olson Part III: Freedom and Pluralism in Scientific Methodology and Values 9. Are Transparency and Representativeness of Values Hampering Scientific Pluralism? Jeroen Van Bouwel 10. Max Weber’s Value-Judgment and the Problem of Science Policy-making Lidia Godek

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""Hartl and Tuboly edited this timely collection of ten essays examining the tangled connections between the principles of liberal democracy and those of scientific research. This text is an important compilation of current scholarship on how the values of liberal democracy and the values of scientific research can either support each other or be in conflict. Summing up: Recommended."" CHOICE

"""Hartl and Tuboly edited this timely collection of ten essays examining the tangled connections between the principles of liberal democracy and those of scientific research. This text is an important compilation of current scholarship on how the values of liberal democracy and the values of scientific research can either support each other or be in conflict. Summing up: Recommended."" CHOICE"

Author Information

Péter Hartl is a research fellow at the Institute of Philosophy, Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest, MTA BTK Lendület Morals and Science Research Group. His research focuses on epistemology and the history of philosophy (Hume, Michael Polanyi). He published papers on Polanyi, Hume, and modal epistemology. He co-edited ""The Value of Truth"" special issue for Synthese. His monograph on Hume is under contract. Adam Tamas Tuboly is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, Research Centre for the Humanities, Budapest, MTA BTK Lendület Morals and Science Research Group, and a research fellow at the Institute of Transdisciplinary Discoveries, Medical School, University of Pécs. He works on the history of logical empiricism and has edited numerous volumes on it.

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