 Some might interpret the tension as a manifestation of how epistemic values (such as truth and replicability) can be compromised by (arguably) non-epistemic values, such the value of novel, interesting or surprising results. Epistemic values are typically taken to be values that, in the words of Steel “promote the acquisition of true beliefs” (2010: 18; see also Goldman 1999). Canonical examples of epistemic values include the predictive accuracy and internal consistency of a theory. Epistemic values are often contrasted with putative non-epistemic or non-cognitive values, which include ethical or social values like, for example, the novelty of a theory or its ability to improve well-being by lessening power inequalities (Longino 1996). Of course, there is no complete consensus as to precisely what counts as an epistemic or non-epistemic value (Rooney 1992; Longino 1996). Longino, for example, claims that, other things being equal, novelty counts in favour of accepting a theory, and convincingly argues that, in some contexts, it can serve as a “protection against unconscious perpetuation of the sexism and androcentrism” in traditional science (1997: 22). However, she does not discuss novelty specifically in the context of the reproducibility crisis.