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Value Neutrality

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Value neutrality, Max Weber's Wertfreiheit, holds that empirical science can establish what is but cannot by itself establish what ought to be, so findings must not smuggle in value judgments.

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A researcher convinced a program works must publish the result showing it does not.

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Neutrality governs the reporting, not the choice of question — choosing what to study is never neutral.