Value-free science?: ideals and illusions
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195308969
Date de publication :
5 avr. 2007
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,8 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
449 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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. This volume investigates where and how values are involved in science, and examines the implications of this involvement for ideals of objectivity.