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008 120313s2012 nyua b 001 0 eng
020 _a9780199606696
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100 1 _aGaukroger, Stephen.
245 1 0 _aObjectivity :
_ba very short introduction /
_cStephen Gaukroger.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a112 p. :
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_c18 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.
505 _a 1. Introduction 2. Aren't all judgements biased in one way or another? 3. Don't all judgements involve some assumptions? 4. Doesn't science show there is no objectivity? 5. Is it possible to represent things objectively? 6. Is objectivity a form of honesty? 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? References Further reading.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aObjectivity.
650 7 _aPHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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