Objectivity and Diversity: Another Logic of Scientific Research

by Sandra G. Harding

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Worries about scientific objectivity seem never-ending. Social critics and philosophers of science have argued that invocations of objectivity are often little more than attempts to boost the status of a claim, while calls for value neutrality may be used to suppress otherwise valid dissenting positions. Objectivity is used sometimes to advance democratic agendas, at other times to block them; sometimes for increasing the growth of knowledge, at others...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:022624136X

ISBN13:9780226241364

Release Date:May 2015

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Philosophy Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Social Science Social Sciences

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