ArticleJournal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie2022
Revisiting the Basic/Applied Science Distinction: The Significance of Urgent Science for Science Funding Policy.
Article in Journal for general philosophy of science = Zeitschrift fur allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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There has been a resurgence between two closely related discussions concerning modern science funding policy. The first revolves around the coherence and usefulness of the distinction between basic and applied science and the second concerns whether science should be free to pursue research according to its own internal standards or pursue socially responsible research agendas that are held accountable to moral or political standards. In this paper, I argue that the distinction between basic and applied science, and the concomitant debate about freedom and social responsibility, require revision. I contend that the distinction can only be maintained in cases of
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