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Peer reviewedHolton, Gerald; Sonnert, Gerhard – Issues in Science and Technology, 1999
Proposes an imperative for an invigorated science policy that adds to the well-established arguments for government-sponsored, basic scientific research. (CCM)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Research
PDF pending restorationHolton, Gerald – 1977
The author discusses some reasons for constraints that society places on science. Restraints on scientific inquiry and research are imposed when a scientific pursuit comes into conflict with widely held social values or when the pursuit is questioned in terms of "good science." These restraints reflect different views of the role of free inquiry…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Attitude Change, Ethics, Moral Issues
