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UNINA9910451468103321 |
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Titolo |
Value-free science? [[electronic resource] ] : ideals and illusions / / edited by Harold Kincaid, John Dupré, Alison Wylie |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-16343-0 |
9786611163433 |
0-19-534558-4 |
1-4294-5944-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KincaidHarold <1952-> |
DupréJohn |
WylieAlison |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Science - Social aspects |
Science - Philosophy |
Objectivity |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; Pt. I. Case studies. Fact and value / John Dupré -- Social problems / Michael Root -- Coming to terms with the values of science : insights from the Feminist Science Studies Scholarship / Alison Wylie and Lynn Hankinson Nelson -- Evaluating scientist : examining the effects of sexism and nepotism / K. Brad Wray. ; Pt. II. Evidence and values. Evidence and value freedom / Elliott Sober -- Rejecting the ideal of value-free science / Heather Douglas. ; Pt. III. Values and general philosophy of science perspectives. Is logical empiricism committed to the ideal of value-free science? / John T. Roberts -- Constructive empiricism and the role of social values in science / Sherrilyn Roush -- The value ladenness of scientific knowledge / Gerald Doppelt -- Contextualist morals and science / Harold Kincaid |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The contributors to this volume investigate where and how values are involved in science, and examine the implications of this involvement |
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