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There is a relatively simple argument which shows that science is not, in any important sense, value free. Further, if science is not value free, it may be that the values involved in science rest upon moral considerations. In this paper the author examines one argument for the claim that science essentially involves value, and then looks at the types of values which may be an essential facet of scientific inquiry.
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McLaughlin, A. Science, reason and value. Theor Decis 1, 121–137 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154002
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00154002