In defence of the value free ideal

European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-220

  Betz, Gregor ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate science; Inductive risks; IPCC; Scientific policy advice; Uncertainty; Value free science

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878726122     PISSN: 18794912     EISSN: 18794920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13194-012-0062-x     Document Type: Article

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