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- Controversies and Decisions: The Social Sciences and Public Policy
- Book
- 1976
- Published by: Russell Sage Foundation
summary
Explores the various aspects of recent debates over the independence of the social sciences. The contributors are Kenneth E. Boulding, Harvey Brooks, Jonathan R. Cole, Stephen Cole, Lee J. Cronbach, Paul Doty, Yaron Ezrahi, Charles Frankel, H. Field Haviland, Hugh Hawkins, Harry G. Johnson, Robert Nisbet, Nicholas Rescher, Edward Shils, and Adam Yarmolinksy. The essays deal with such topics as the relation of "values" to "facts" in social science inquiry; the interplay of theoretical and practical considerations; the moral obligations of social science investigators in political contexts; and the ways and means of protecting and advancing the autonomy of the social sciences.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-2
- Introduction
- pp. 3-8
- Max Weber and the Roots of Academic Freedom
- pp. 103-122
- Science Advising and the ABM Debate
- pp. 185-204
- Scholarly Rights and Political Morality
- pp. 205-218
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610441179
Related ISBN(s)
9780871542625
MARC Record
OCLC
906809377
Pages
309
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1976