PART 1
THE PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE ON VALUES IN SCIENCE

Lecture Slides (to be updated weekly)

Week 1 (26 Sep): Introduction

Week 2 (3 Oct): The Historical Background of the Debate
– Douglas, H. (2009). Origins of the Value-free Ideal for Science. In Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal (pp. 44–65). Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

Week 3 (10 Oct): Values in Science
– Hempel, C. (1965). Science and Human Values. In Aspects of scientific explanation: And other essays in the philosophy of science (pp. 81–96). New York: Free Press.

Week 4 (17 Oct): Values in Science (cont.)
– Kuhn, T. S. (1977). Objectivity, Value Judgment, and Theory Choice. In The Essential Tension (pp. 320–339). Chicago: University of Chicago Press
– (Formation of groups )

Week 5 (24 Oct): Group Work
1) appointment of group moderator
2) definition of topic/focus
3) literature research

Week 6 (31 Oct): The Argument from Inductive Risk
– Douglas, H. (2000). Inductive Risk and Values in Science. Philosophy of Science, 67(4), 559–579.

Week 7 (7 Nov): The Argument from Inductive Risk (cont.)
– Betz, Gregor. 2013. In Defence of the Value Free Ideal. European Journal for Philosophy of Science 3 (2): 207–20.

Week 8 (14 Nov): The Responsibility of Scientists
– Douglas, Heather. 2009. The Moral Responsibilities of Scientists. In Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal, 66–86. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.

PART 2
GROUP WORK AND PRESENTATIONS

Week 9 (21 Nov): Group Work

Week 10 (28 Nov): Wrap up and Group Work

Week 11 (5 Dec): Group Work

Week 12 (12 Dec): Presentations & Discussion

Week 13 (19 Dec): Presentations & Discussion