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Cognitive Attitudes and Values in Science

Elliott, Kevin and Willmes, David (2012) Cognitive Attitudes and Values in Science. In: [2012] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg (San Diego, CA) > PSA 2012 Contributed Papers.

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    Abstract

    We argue that the analysis of cognitive attitudes should play a central role in developing more sophisticated accounts of the proper roles for values in science. First, we show that the major recent efforts to delineate appropriate roles for values in science would be strengthened by making clearer distinctions among cognitive attitudes. Next, we turn to a specific example and argue that a more careful account of the distinction between the attitudes of belief and acceptance can contribute to a better understanding of the proper roles for values in a case study from paleoanthropology.

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    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
    Keywords: values in science; belief; acceptance; cognitive attitudes; underdetermination; paleoanthropology; male provisioning hypothesis;
    Subjects: Specific Sciences > Anthropology
    General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
    General Issues > Ethical Issues
    General Issues > Feminist Approaches
    General Issues > Science and Society
    General Issues > Science Policy
    General Issues > Values In Science
    Conferences and Volumes: [2012] Philosophy of Science Assoc. 23rd Biennial Mtg (San Diego, CA) > PSA 2012 Contributed Papers
    Depositing User: Kevin Elliott
    Date Deposited: 21 Dec 2012 10:16
    Last Modified: 21 Dec 2012 10:16
    Item ID: 9481
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9481

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