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Objectivity in Science: New Perspectives from Science and Technology Studies
Flavia Padovani (Ed.)
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Description for Objectivity in Science: New Perspectives from Science and Technology Studies
Hardback. Editor(s): Padovani, Flavia; Richardson, Alan; Tsou, Jonathan Y. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 226 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
This highly multidisciplinary collection discusses an increasingly important topic among scholars in science and technology studies: objectivity in science. It features eleven essays on scientific objectivity from a variety of perspectives, including philosophy of science, history of science, and feminist philosophy. Topics addressed in the book include the nature and value of scientific objectivity, the history of objectivity, and objectivity in scientific journals and communities. Taken individually, the essays supply new methodological tools for theorizing what is valuable in the pursuit of objective knowledge and for investigating its history. The essays offer many starting points, while suggesting new avenues of ... Read more
This highly multidisciplinary collection discusses an increasingly important topic among scholars in science and technology studies: objectivity in science. It features eleven essays on scientific objectivity from a variety of perspectives, including philosophy of science, history of science, and feminist philosophy. Topics addressed in the book include the nature and value of scientific objectivity, the history of objectivity, and objectivity in scientific journals and communities. Taken individually, the essays supply new methodological tools for theorizing what is valuable in the pursuit of objective knowledge and for investigating its history. The essays offer many starting points, while suggesting new avenues of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319143484
SKU
V9783319143484
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Ref
99-15
About Flavia Padovani (Ed.)
Flavia Padovani is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Drexel University, Philadelphia. Her research addresses issues in both history and philosophy of science (mainly in the early twentieth century) and general philosophy of science. She is author of articles in journals and collections, and has co-edited several volumes in HPS, including Collected Works of Charles François Sturm (Birkhäuser 2008), Pour comprendre ... Read more
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