NDLI: Science Is Not Always “Self-Correcting” : Fact–Value Conflation and the Study of Intelligence

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Cofnas, Nathan
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Some prominent scientists and philosophers have stated openly that moral and political considerations should influence whether we accept or promulgate scientific theories. This widespread view has significantly influenced the development, and public perception, of intelligence research. Theories related to group differences in intelligence are often rejected a priori on explicitly moral grounds. Thus the idea, frequently expressed by commentators on science, that science is “self-correcting”—that hypotheses are simply abandoned when they are undermined by empirical evidence—may not be correct in all contexts. In this paper, documentation spanning from the early 1970s to the present is collected, which reveals the influence of scientists’ moral and political commitments on the study of intelligence. It is suggested that misrepresenting findings in science to achieve desirable social goals will ultimately harm both science and society.
Starting Page	477
Ending Page	492
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	12331821
Journal	Foundations of Science
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15728471
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-02-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Epistemology Fact–value distinction Intelligence research Science and morality Philosophy of Science Methodology of the Social Sciences Mathematical Logic and Foundations
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	History and Philosophy of Science

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