Inconvenient Truth and Inductive Risk in Covid-19 Science

To clarify the proper role of values in science, focusing on controversial expert responses to Covid-19, this article examines the status of (in)convenient hypotheses. Polarizing cases like health experts downplaying mask efficacy to save resources for healthcare workers, or scientists dismissing “a...

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Main Author: Eli I. Lichtenstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2022-12-01
Series:Philosophy of Medicine
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Online Access:https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed/article/view/132