Elliott, Kevin Christopher (Editor)
Richards, Ted (Editor)
Oxford University Press
Physical Details: 310 pp.
Language: English
Science is the most reliable means available for understanding the world around us and our place in it. But, since science draws conclusions based on limited empirical evidence, there is always a chance that a scientific inference will be incorrect. That chance, known as inductive risk, is endemic to science. Though inductive risk has always been present in scientific practice, the role of values in responding to it has only recently gained extensive attention from philosophers, scientists, and policy-makers. Exploring Inductive Risk brings together a set of eleven concrete case studies with the goals of illustrating the pervasiveness of inductive risk, assisting scientists and policymakers in responding to it, and moving theoretical discussions of this phenomenon forward. The case studies range over a wide variety of scientific contexts, including the drug approval process, high energy particle physics, dual-use research, climate science, research on gender disparities in employment, clinical trials, and toxicology.The book includes an introductory chapter that provides a conceptual introduction to the topic and a historical overview of the argument that values have an important role to play in responding to inductive risk, as well as a concluding chapter that synthesizes important themes from the book and maps out issues in need of further consideration.
...MoreReview S. Andrew Schroeder (2019) Review of "Exploring Inductive Risk: Case Studies of Values in Science". Metascience: An International Review Journal for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (pp. 29-32).
Essay Review Anna Leuschner; Anke Bueter (2018) Dimensions of Inductive Risk: Prospects, Boundaries, New Facets. Science and Education (pp. 581-588).
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