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Preface 9
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 The Erosion of Scientific Authority 15
1 Disappointment and Overconfidence 15
2 The Division of Epistemic Labor 20
3 Sources of Trouble 25
4 Values and Science 31
Chapter 2 Discussing Values 41
5 Ethics as a Human Project 41
6 Ethical Progress? 45
7 Renewing the Project 49
8 Values in Science 58
Chapter 3 Democratic Values 63
9 Taking Democracy Seriously 63
10 Ideals of Freedom 65
11 Equality in Freedom 71
12 A Picture of Democracy 74
Chapter 4 The Evolution of Public Knowledge 85
13 Origins 85
14 The Public Depository 89
15 Later Variants 93
16 From Private to Public 98
Chapter 5 Well-Ordered Science 105
17 Scientific Significance 105
18 Well-Ordered Science: Explanation 111
19 Well-Ordered Science: Defense 118
20 Merely an Ideal? 125
21 Constraints on Pursuit 131
Chapter 6 Public Reason 139
22 Problems of Certification? 139
23 Fraud and Misrepresentation in Science Research 141
24 Well-Ordered Certification and Ideal Transparency 147
25 The Role(s) of Philosophy of Science: A Brief Excursion 153
26 Chimeric Epistermologies and Opaque Value-Judgments 155
27 Suggestions for Improvement 163
Chapter 7 Applications and Access 169
28 Using Public Knowledge 169
29 The Need for Improved Access 172
30 Science in Public Debate 175
31 The Shibboleth of "Free Discussion" 178
32 Educating Citizens 187
Chapter 8 Diversity and Dissent 193
33 Diversity within Scientific Fields 193
34 Varieties of Diversity 198
35 Markets, Norms, and Team Players 208
36 Dissent 217
37 Political Entanglements? 222
Chapter 9 Actual Choices 227
38 The History of Life 227
39 Biomedical Technology 230
40 Genetically Modified Organisms 237
41 Climate Change 243
Notes 249
References 259
Index 265
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