Science, Values, and Democracy by Heather Douglas Week 1

Heather Douglas is a philosophy professor at Michigan State University who specializes in philosophy of science. In these series of lectures, she explores the importance of discussing philosophy of science in the same conversation as political philosophy and the diversity of different values that make up a pluralistic society. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we all bore witness to the chaos that can ensue when science and politics clash in real time. It seems clear that we cannot keep science completely separate from values in a healthy democracy and so the question becomes, what is the right place for science and values in a democracy? Join us as we follow Professor Heather Douglass as a guide to discussing this prescient topic.

Participants should read the entire reading before attending this in person meeting. For the first week we will read p. 1-93. I will be reading from this version here and a free copy can be found here.

For questions please send me a message or post to meetup.

Best,

Brian