Article ID: CBB702377462

Introduction to values and pluralism in the environmental sciences: From inferences to institutions (2021)

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Philosophers of science continue to elaborate our understanding of the roles that values play in scientific reasoning, practice, and institutions. This special issue focuses on the environmental sciences, a mosaic of fields ranging from restoration ecology to forestry to climatology, unified by its attention to the relationships between humans and their habitats. It is a field that revolves around ameliorating environmental problems, aiming to support the provision of social goods and provide guidance to policymakers about how to regulate individuals and industries. Values abound in such judgments as setting the boundaries of an ecosystem, integrating the human dimensions of social-ecological systems, and collaborating with stakeholders. Since few in the field are likely to insist that these judgments can be made without reference to social values, environmental science can serve as fertile ground for exploring the ethical, social, and political terrain at the frontier of the science and values discourse.

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Authors & Contributors
Ash, Mitchell G.
Peter Engelke
Wayne Melville
Casetta, Elena
Shih, Ashanti
Drew, Erin
Concepts
Science and society
Public policy
Environmental sciences
Nature and its relationship to culture; human-nature relationships
Science and ethics
Science and politics
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
Places
United States
Austria
Hawaii (U.S.)
South America
Spain
France
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