Shapin: The Scientist in 2008 (Seed article)

There was an article by Steven Shapin (author of The Scientific Revolution and co-author of Leviathan and the Air Pump, discussed in Peter Godfrey-Smith's paper) in the December 2008 issue of Seed magazine. In his article The Scientist in 2008, Shapin addresses several issues that we've been grappling with in class--science and values, science and sociology, and integrity in scientific practice. It's definitely worth a read, and it might even be relevant to some of your class projects (particularly the progress and scientific industry groups). I'd be happy to carry on a discussion of the paper here if anyone is interested.

Values in Science

I found an article called Values in Science: An Introduction written by Douglas Allchin. I thought this was appropriate for our discussion tomorrow and could supplement the readings already assigned. The article gives a brief intro on the foundation of values in science, and discusses how values have started to become increasingly recognized as a huge contributor to science in general. It then goes on to discuss values in science and research ethics, values entering science (individuals and culture), and values exported from science (facts, support, and authority). This article ties into some of the things we have already discussed. Here is the link: http://www1.umn.edu/ships/ethics/values.htm