-In stating that the natural scientist, just like the social scientist, is 'socially and politically embedded within a complex
and densely structured institutional and cultural landscape, which they cannot simply escape by climbing the ivory tower of academe to look down with scientific dispassion and disinterest on all they survey', Hay highlights the limitations of value-free research in both natural and social science.

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Hay emphasizes that both natural and social scientists are influenced by their social and political contexts, which challenges the notion of completely objective, value-free research. This is because their perspectives and the questions they choose to investigate are shaped by the broader societal and institutional environments in which they operate.

-In Stating That the Natural Scientist, Just Like the Social