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Attitudes toward eugenics in Germany and Soviet Russia in the 1920s

an examination of science and values

Loren R. Graham

pp. 339-369

Abstract

Theoretical discussions of the relationship between science and values usually lead to the conclusion that, in a strict sense, science is value-free. If one confines one's attention to the intellectual content of scientific theory, and thereby excludes both the impact of technology on values and the influence of scientists as a political and social group, a persuasive case can be made that science is, indeed, neutral. There is no logical bridge between "is' and "ought."

Publication details

Published in:

Callahan Daniel, Engelhardt Tristram (1981) The roots of ethics: science, religion, and values. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 339-369

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-3303-6_16

Full citation:

Graham Loren R. (1981) „Attitudes toward eugenics in Germany and Soviet Russia in the 1920s: an examination of science and values“, In: D. Callahan & T. Engelhardt (eds.), The roots of ethics, Dordrecht, Springer, 339–369.