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    It is not the case that Allowing non-epistemic values a direct internal role in interpretation generates underdetermination-by-values, making scientific claims hostage to political contingency rather than empirical constraint.

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    • 1.The claim conflates values in *context of discovery* with values in *justification*; empirical evidence still filters final claims.
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    • 2.Excluding non-epistemic values is impossible—theory choice, data selection, and research priorities always involve value judgments regardless.
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    • 3.Transparent value engagement reduces political contingency more than pretended objectivity, which hides values from critical scrutiny.
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    • 1.Underdetermination is real: multiple theories fit identical empirical data, so non-epistemic values inevitably fill interpretive gaps.
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    • 2.Values smuggled into interpretation without acknowledgment enable motivated reasoning, disguising political choices as scientific necessity.
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    • 3.Science's legitimacy depends on constraining conclusions to evidence; allowing values direct influence severs this critical connection.
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