Objectivity : a very short introduction
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 316.Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2012.Description: 112 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:- 9780199606696
- 121.4 23 GAU-O
- BD220 .G38 2012
- PHI005000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.
1. Introduction : the varieties of objectivity -- 2. Is objectivity a form of honesty? -- 3. Doesn't science show there is no objectivity? -- 4. Isn't all perception and understanding relative? -- 5. What about our conceptual structuring of the world? -- 6. Is it possible to represent things objectively? -- 7. Objectivity in numbers? -- 8. Can the study of human behaviour be objective? -- 9. Can there be objectivity in ethics? -- 10. Can there be objectivity in taste? -- Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- Index.
"Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. This Very Short Introduction explores the theoretical and practical problems raised by objectivity, and also deals with the way in which particular understandings of objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art"--
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