Value-Free Science? Purity and Power in Modern Knowledge

Abstract

Preface Introduction. The Dilemma of Policy Part One. Pure Science and the Baconian Critique 1. The Cosmos as Construct 2. Baconian Caveats, Royalist Compromise 3. The Devalorization of Being 4. Secondary Qualities and Subjective Value Part Two. The Politics of Neutrality in German Social Theory 5. The German University and the Research Ideal 6. Empirical and Specialized Expertise 7. The Werturteilsstreit, or Controversy Over Values 8. The Social Context of German Social 9. Neutral Marxism 10. Max Weber and Wertfreie Wissenschaft Part Three. The Legacy of Neutrality: Positivism and Its Critics 11. Catholicism Without Christianity 12. Logical Positivism 13. Positive Economics 14. Emotivist Ethics 15. Social Theory of 16. Realism Versus Moralism 17. Critiques of Conclusion. Neutrality as Myth, Mask, Shield, and Sword Notes Bibliography Index

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