Current science policy emphasizes practical outcomes. In this article, I explore how a fundamental research community addresses the value of research, an area that has received a little attention. In the wake of the discovery of the Higgs boson, I analyse how particle physicists interpret the values of their research in interviews and a strategic document. The result indicates a hierarchy of interests that coordinates different values of particle physics in discourse: the status of scientific and cultural value is higher than that of societal and material value. This finding implies that value propositions are inseparable from the articulation of interests, and qualitative discourse analysis can approach a combined understanding of the two. In science policy studies, there is not yet sufficient studies on how scientists appraise different values of research. The hierarchical discursive practice on values shed lights on a culture different from policy trends.

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利益层次：粒子与高能物理价值的论述实践

当前的科学政策强调实际成果。在本文中，我探讨了基础研究社区如何解决研究的价值，这一领域受到了一些关注。在发现希格斯玻色子之后，我分析了粒子物理学家如何在采访和战略文件中解释他们的研究价值。结果表明，在话语中协调不同的粒子物理学价值的利益层次：科学和文化价值的地位高于社会和物质价值的地位。这一发现意味着价值主张与利益的表达密不可分，定性话语分析可以接近对两者的综合理解。在科学政策研究中，关于科学家如何评价不同的研究价值，目前还没有足够的研究。价值观等级化的话语实践揭示了一种不同于政策趋势的文化。