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SUMMARY:Institutionalizing values and science: the strengths of standardiz
 ation in troubled times - Kevin C. Elliott (Michigan State University)
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CONTACT:Ahmad Elabbar
DESCRIPTION:There has been increasing interest in the 'values and science'
  literature on the ways that organizations and institutions mediate and pr
 omote the influences of values in scientific research. The present paper b
 uilds on this recent focus by exploring the value-laden nature of the stan
 dards (e.g.\, rules\, norms\, guidelines) used to guide research. The pape
 r examines previous scholarship on the epistemic and ethical benefits and 
 disadvantages associated with standardization\, thereby highlighting the i
 mportance of analyzing the conditions under which specific kinds of standa
 rdization are most likely to be justifiable. It argues that the benefits o
 f standardization are particularly salient during 'troubled times' like th
 e present\, when there are significant political and economic forces promo
 ting the manipulation of science for desired ends. Finally\, drawing on ex
 amples from the field of toxicology\, the paper suggests a set of principl
 es for pursuing standardization in ways that take advantage of its epistem
 ic and ethical benefits while lessening its weaknesses.
LOCATION:Hopkinson Lecture Theatre\, New Museums Site
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