Objectivity / by Guy Axtell. [electronic resource]
By: Axtell, G. (Guy) [author].
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TextSeries: Key concepts in philosophy.Publisher: Malden, MA : Polity, 2015Description: e-book contains 255 pages.ISBN: 9781509502073.Subject(s): Objectivity | EpistemologyDDC classification: 121.4 Online resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vidyasagar/detail.action?docID=4690029&query=9781509502073 Click here | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.
Table of Contents
Intro
pp 1-3; 3 pages
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Series page
pp 4-4; 1 page
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Title page
pp 5-5; 1 page
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Copyright page
pp 6-6; 1 page
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Acknowledgments
pp 7-7; 1 page
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Introduction: A Valuable but Contested Concept
pp 8-17; 10 pages
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Part I: The Intelligible World
pp 18-52; 35 pages
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Part II: Beyond the “Science Wars”
pp 53-101; 49 pages
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Part III: Critical Reconstructions of Objectivity
pp 102-153; 52 pages
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References
pp 154-164; 11 pages
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Index
pp 165-217; 53 pages
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End User License Agreement
pp 218-219; 2 pages
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What 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.
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