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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798536703321

Autore

De Winter Jan (Ethics Teacher)

Titolo

Interests and epistemic integrity in science : a new framework to assess interest influences in scientific research processes / / Jan De Winter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, [England] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2934-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

174/.95

Soggetti

Research - Moral and ethical aspects

Epistemics

Science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The roles of interests within scientific research -- The ideal of purity -- Mechanistic artifact explanation -- Explanations in software engineering -- Interests and explanation in the sciences -- Epistemic integrity -- Developing a concept of epistemic integrity -- The four requirements of explication -- The space shuttle program -- Controversies concerning the IPCC -- Frans de Waal's work on animal morality.