Values in Science Reading Group
We meet on Wednesdays at 11am to 12noon in the Board Room. Organised by Monte Cairns (mlc92), Florence Adams (fr355) and Ahmad Elabbar (ae423).
Michaelmas Term 2026
14 October
- Sarewitz, D. (2004). 'How science makes environmental controversies worse'. Environmental Science & Policy, 7(5), 385–403.
21 October
- Wynne, B. (1992). 'Misunderstood misunderstanding: social identities and public uptake of science'. Public Understanding of Science, 1(3), 281–304.
28 October
- Shapin, S. (1992). 'Discipline and bounding: The history and sociology of science as seen through the externalism-internalism debate'. History of Science, 30(4), 333–369.
4 November
- Okruhlik, K. (1994). 'Gender and the biological sciences'. Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 24(sup1), 21–42.
- Supplementary: Bueter, A. (2015). 'The irreducibility of value-freedom to theory assessment'. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 49, 18–26.
11 November
- Dupré, J. (2001) 'Rational Choice Theory', Ch. 6 in Human Nature and the Limits of Science. Oxford University Press, 117–153
- Graeber, D. (2014). 'What's the point if we can't have fun?'. The Baffler, (24), 50–58.
18 November
- Hufendiek, R., & James, D. (2026). 'Science, values and ideology'. Philosophy Compass, 21(2), e70088.
25 November
- Taylor, C. (1985) 'Neutrality in political science'. In: Philosophical Papers, Volume 2. Cambridge University Press, 58–90.