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100 1 _aAxtell, G.
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245 1 0 _aObjectivity /
_cby Guy Axtell.
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260 3 _aMalden, MA :
_bPolity,
_c2015
300 _ae-book contains 255 pages ;
490 0 _aKey concepts in philosophy
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.
505 0 _aTable of Contents Intro pp 1-3; 3 pages Download PDF Read Online Series page pp 4-4; 1 page Download PDF Read Online Title page pp 5-5; 1 page Download PDF Read Online Copyright page pp 6-6; 1 page Download PDF Read Online Acknowledgments pp 7-7; 1 page Download PDF Read Online Introduction: A Valuable but Contested Concept pp 8-17; 10 pages Download PDF Read Online Show Subsections Part I: The Intelligible World pp 18-52; 35 pages Download PDF Read Online Show Subsections Part II: Beyond the “Science Wars” pp 53-101; 49 pages Download PDF What can I do? Read Online Show Subsections Part III: Critical Reconstructions of Objectivity pp 102-153; 52 pages Download PDF What can I do? Read Online Show Subsections References pp 154-164; 11 pages Download PDF Read Online Index pp 165-217; 53 pages Download PDF What can I do? Read Online End User License Agreement pp 218-219; 2 pages Download PDF Read Online
520 _aWhat do you find more trustworthy, experts or numbers, personal know-how or objective facts? Can science claim special authority based on the objectivity of its methods? Are our ethical decisions always better when we strive to be impartial and unbiased? Why should we value objectivity, and is it achievable anyway? These are a few of the thought-provoking questions Guy Axtell asks in this comprehensive new text book, employing examples from the natural and social sciences as well as philosophy. This unique introduction surveys the key issues in a clear and concise way, assessing the nature of objectivity and value of the demand to be impartial decision-makers. Moving beyond the fundamentals, Axtell explores contemporary feminist and social epistemological attempts to reconstruct the concept of objectivity, explains the implications of the so-called science wars for philosophy and the analytical method, and the ethical consequences of these debates. Objectivity is an excellent introduction to one of the most exciting areas of study in philosophy and science today. Students and scholars alike will value this balanced guide to a hotly contested, and vitally important, topic.
650 0 _aObjectivity.
653 0 0 _aEpistemology
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