Bokkapitel: Sven Ove Hansson, “How values can influence science without threatening its integrity”
Published Aug 16, 2017
Bokkapitel: Sven Ove Hansson, “How values can influence science without threatening its integrity”, pp. 207-221 in Hannes Leitgeb, Ilkka Niiniluoto, Päivi Seppälä and Elliott Sober (eds) Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science – Proceedings of the 15th International Congress. College Publications, 2017. The chapter shows how it is possible to let practical values influence scientific judgments in certain cases, without giving up the high demands of evidence that are a cornerstone of scientific thinking.