The role of science in policymaking has gained unprecedented stature in the United States, raising questions about the place of science and scientific expertise

Hugh Lacey discusses how science and values interact, with a focus on a discussion of development, and science's place in development, particularly in third wor

Proctor lucidly demonstrates how value-neutrality is a reaction to larger political developments, including the use of science by government and industry, the s

It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things ar

Conventional wisdom has it that the sciences, properly pursued, constitute a pure, value-free method of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. In light of