Philosophical bias is the one bias that science cannot avoid

eLife

Rani Lill Anjum¹  Elena Rocca²  Fredrik Andersen² 

[1] Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Halden, Norway;NMBU Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway;

关键词: philosophy of science;    philosophy of biology;    bias;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.44929

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Scientists seek to eliminate all forms of bias from their research. However, all scientists also make assumptions of a non-empirical nature about topics such as causality, determinism and reductionism when conducting research. Here, we argue that since these 'philosophical biases' cannot be avoided, they need to be debated critically by scientists and philosophers of science.

【 授权许可】

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