Objectivity : a very short introduction / Stephen Gaukroger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaukroger, Stephen.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 316.

Very short introductions ; 316

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Objectivity.

Genre:

Einführung.

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Introduction : the varieties of objectivity

2. Is objectivity a form of honesty?

3. Doesn't science show there is no objectivity?

4. Isn't all perception and understanding relative?

5. What about our conceptual structuring of the world?

6. Is it possible to represent things objectively?

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?

Conclusion

References

Further reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 109) and index.

ISBN:

0199606692

9780199606696

OCLC:

767566628

Publisher Number:

99949622255