Scarffe, Eric and Valde, Katherine (2025) Toward a Jurisprudential Philosophy of Science: Beyond the Value Free Ideal. [Preprint]

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Abstract

This paper draws an analogy between the value-free ideal (VFI) found in the domains of science and law, and argues that appreciating the similarities between these misplaced ideals mutually reinforces the arguments against the VFI in each domain, and can open up new conceptual space within debates about the proper role(s) of values within the practices of science and law alike. Although a jurisprudential philosophy of science is not mutually exclusive with the development of a political philosophy of science, we believe philosophers of science would do well to consider drawing on law and jurisprudence, as opposed to moral and political philosophy, in thinking about ways forward within these debates.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scarffe, Eric escarffe@fiu.edu 0000-0003-1430-8172 Valde, Katherine kvalde@luc.edu 0009-0006-2832-4201
Keywords:	Valude-Free Ideal; Jurisprudence; Ipmartiality; Originalism
Subjects:	General Issues > Science Education General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Eric Scarffe
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2025 10:43
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2025 10:43
Item ID:	26624
Subjects:	General Issues > Science Education General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	9 September 2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/26624

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