| Value-Free Science: Ideals and Illusions? Contributor(s): Kincaid, Harold (Editor), Dupre, John (Editor), Wylie, Alison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0195308964 ISBN-13: 9780195308969 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things are not so simple, however, as recent work in science studies makes clear. The contributors to this volume investigate where and how values are involved in science, and examine the implications of this involvement for ideals of objectivity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 501 |
| LCCN: 2006045302 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.82" W x 8.52" (0.99 lbs) 256 pages |
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| Publisher Description: It has long been thought that science is our best hope for realizing objective knowledge, but that, to deliver on this promise, it must be value free. Things are not so simple, however, as recent work in science studies makes clear. The contributors to this volume investigate where and how values are involved in science, and examine the implications of this involvement for ideals of objectivity. |