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epistemic values: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of science

values such as predictive accuracy, consistency and fertility that bear on a theory's likely truth, contrasted with social values.

In philosophy of science, epistemic values refers to values such as predictive accuracy, consistency and fertility that bear on a theory's likely truth, contrasted with social values. This meaning comes from McMullin (1982) in PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association.[1]

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McMullin, E. (1982). Values in Science. PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, 1982(2), 2-28. https://doi.org/10.1086/psaprocbienmeetp.1982.2.192409

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