On the Role of Non-Epistemic Values in the Scientific Knowledge
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5148-2024-3-63-69
Abstract
Aim. The purpose of this article is to discuss the problem of inclusion of non-epistemological values into scientific knowledge.
Methodology. This research uses a systematic approach based on contextual and comparative analysis methods.
Results. Science has been dominated by the position that non-epistemological values should not influence the evaluation and acceptance of scientific results for many centuries. At the end of the 20th century this idea was criticized. According to new approaches, non-epistemological values play an important role in scientific cognition, including the evaluation and acceptance of scientific results. In the article this thesis is substantiated through an appeal to the nature of values and socio-humanitarian knowledge. It is concluded that the boundaries between epistemological and non-epistemological values are blurred.
Research implications. The results of this research can be used to improve methodological approaches to scientific cognition and evaluation of scientific results.
About the Author
M. V. Nenasheva
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M. V. Lomonosov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marina V. Nenasheva – Cand. Sci. (Philosophy), Assoc. Prof., Department of Philosophy and Sociology,
17, nab. Severnoi Dviny, Arkhangelsk 163000.
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