Is Science Value-Free?

Discussion Prompt (Respond in 200-300 words total)

1. Read or listen to this short opinion article by Berkeley philosopher, Alva Noe, titled “Is Science Value-Free?” (NPR) (Links to an external site.)
2. Respond to the question that Noe asks in the article above: “Is it ever true that science can be a value-free engagement with the facts as they are in themselves?”
3. In your response, cite TWO pieces of evidence from any of the readings from Week 2 (Harding, Kuriyama, Latour, or Wu). These should be instructive examples for supporting your position.
   • • To clarify, if you answer “no,” then you might use the textual evidence as reasons to support your thesis. If you answer “yes,” then you might disagree with the textual evidence, offering additional reasons for how science can be value-free.
4. Don’t forget to post your word count at the end!
5. This is not a research project, so no outside sources please