{"product_id":"objectivity-hardback-9780745662206","title":"Objectivity (Hardback) 9780745662206","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObjectivity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGuy Axtell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745662206, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.458 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A solid, wide ranging, knowledgeable study of objectivity, not only in the natural sciences, but also in the social sciences, history, and ethics.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCatherine Elgin, Harvard Graduate School of Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Axtell has written a wide-ranging, intellectually spirited and engaging treatment of this central philosophical topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDuncan Pritchard, University of Edinburgh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you find more trustworthy, experts or numbers, personal �know-how� or �objective facts�? Can science claim special authority based on the objectivity of its methods? Are our ethical decisions always better when we strive to be impartial and unbiased? Why should we value objectivity, and is it achievable anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese are a few of the thought-provoking questions Guy Axtell asks in this comprehensive new text book, employing examples from the natural and social sciences as well as philosophy. This unique introduction surveys the key issues in a clear and concise way, assessing the nature of objectivity and value of the demand to be impartial decision-makers. Moving beyond the fundamentals, Axtell explores contemporary feminist and social epistemological attempts to �reconstruct� the concept of objectivity, explains the implications of the so-called science wars for philosophy and the analytical method, and the ethical consequences of these debates.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eObjectivity is an excellent introduction to one of the most exciting areas of study in philosophy and science today. Students and scholars alike will value this balanced guide to a hotly contested, and vitally important, topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A Valuable but Contested Concept\u003cbr\u003e Part I: The Intelligible World\u003cbr\u003e 1. Objectivity and �First Philosophies�\u003cbr\u003e 2. Objectivism, Relativism, and the Cartesian Anxiety\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Beyond the �Science Wars�\u003cbr\u003e 3. Objectivity in the Natural Sciences\u003cbr\u003e 4. Objectivity in the Human and Behavioral Sciences\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Critical Reconstructions of Objectivity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Objectivity Rehabilitated\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ethics and Objectivity\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407327097112,"sku":"9780745662206","price":38.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745662206.jpg?v=1784162198","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/objectivity-hardback-9780745662206","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}