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John Dewey's Pragmatist Alternative to the Belief-Acceptance Dichotomy (2015)

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Defenders of value-free science appeal to cognitive attitudes as part of a wedge strategy, to mark a distinction between science proper and the uses of science for decision-making, policy, etc. Distinctions between attitudes like belief and acceptance have played an important role in defending the value-free ideal. In this paper, I will explore John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy of science as an alternative to the philosophical framework the wedge strategy rests on. Dewey does draw significant and useful distinctions between different sorts of cognitive attitudes taken by inquirers, but none can be used to support the wedge strategy.

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Article Daniel J. McKaughan; Kevin C. Elliott (2015) Introduction: Cognitive Attitudes and Values in Science. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (pp. 57-61). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
D’Oro, Giuseppina
Sean Winkler
Simons, Massimiliano
Hofstein, Avi
Eilks, Ingo
Dewulf, Fons
Concepts
Pragmatism; instrumentalism
Philosophy of science
Science and society
Philosophy
Positivism
Science and politics
Time Periods
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
20th century, late
18th century
Places
United States
Japan
Italy
Germany
China
Austria
Institutions
Vienna Circle
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