The Proper Ends of Science
Philip Kitcher, Science, and the Good
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Simon, Jeremy R Simon (0000-0003-1173-6219, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 194-214 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/510818 |
| OpenAlex | W1993688409 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In Science, Truth, and Democracy , Philip Kitcher challenges the view that science has a single, context-independent, goal, and that the pursuit of this goal is essentially immune from moral critique. He substitutes a context-dependent account of science's goal, and shows that this account subjects science to moral evaluation. I argue that Kitcher's approach must be modified, as his account of science ultimately must be explicated in terms of moral concepts. I attempt, therefore, to give an account of science's goal that is free of direct moral entanglements but still makes this goal context-dependent and leaves the choice of which projects to pursue subject to moral scrutiny
Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Philosophy of science · Political science · Scrutiny · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Philosophy · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |