The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1032744138 ISBN 13: 9781032744131

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

This is the first-ever handbook to cover the vibrant philosophical literature on values and science.

Its 45 chapters―appearing in print here for the first time―were written by a distinguished, international group of contributors and have been organized into six parts that explore the many ways in which ethics, values, and social considerations relate to the practices and content of the sciences:

1. Theoretical Background on Values and Science
2. Managing Values in Science
3. Values, Science, and Democracy
4. Values, Science, Institutions, and Organizations
5. Values in Scientific Activities
6. Values in Specific Sciences

Published at a time of increasing concerns about misinformation, polarization, and lack of reproducibility in science, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how science can be made more ethically and socially responsible.

The Routledge Handbook of Values and Science is designed to be an accessible resource not only for philosophers but also for scientists, policy makers, science communicators, and scholars from other science-studies fields.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

About this title

About the Author

Kevin C. Elliott is Red Cedar Distinguished Professor with joint appointments in Lyman Briggs College, the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. His books include Values in Science (2022), A Tapestry of Values: An Introduction to Values in Science (2017), and Is a Little Pollution Good for You? Incorporating Societal Values in Environmental Research (2011).

Ted Richards is Academic Specialist in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University. He is the editor of The Rightful Place of Science: Science, Values and Democracy (2021), Exploring Inductive Risk (2017) with Kevin C. Elliott, and Soccer and Philosophy: Beautiful Thoughts on the Beautiful Game (2010).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032744138
• ISBN 13: 9781032744131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 534
• Editor: Elliott Kevin C., Richards Ted