S. Andrew Schroeder (Claremont McKenna College)
There is a growing consensus among philosophers of science that core parts of the scientific process require an appeal to non-epistemic values. This undermines the traditional foundation for public trust in science. In this paper I consider two proposals for justifying public trust in value-laden science. According to the first, scientists can promote trust by being transparent about their value choices. On the second, trust requires that the values of a scientist align with the values of an individual member of the public. I argue that neither of these proposals work and suggest an alternative that may do better: when scientists must appeal to values in the course of their research, they should appeal to democratic values, the values of the public or its representatives.
