The epistemic consequences of pragmatic value-laden scientific inference

Abstract In this work, we explore the epistemic import of value-ladenness Neyman-Pearson’s Theory Testing Hypotheses (N-P) by reconstructing and extending Daniel Steel’s argument for legitimate influence pragmatic values on scientific inference. We focus how to properly understand N-P’s reliability N-P. develop an account twofold replicability. refer these two distinguished aspects as “direct” “indirect”. discuss replicability experiments in terms indirect aspect outcomes direct aspect. argue that is beneficial indirectly. show while can be beneficial, its negative effects are also unavoidable some cases, with possibly being incongruent.