Objectivity in science

Objectivity in science

by John, Stephen

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Objectivity is a key concept both in how we talk about science in everyday life and in the philosophy of science. This Element explores various ways in which recent philosophers of science have thought about the nature, value and achievability of objectivity. The first section explains the general trend in recent philosophy of science away from a notion of objectivity as a 'view from nowhere' to a focus on the relationship between objectivity and trust. Section 2 discusses the relationship betw…

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Objectivity is a key concept both in how we talk about science in everyday life and in the philosophy of science. This Element explores various ways in which recent philosophers of science have thought about the nature, value and achievability of objectivity. The first section explains the general trend in recent philosophy of science away from a notion of objectivity as a 'view from nowhere' to a focus on the relationship between objectivity and trust. Section 2 discusses the relationship between objectivity and recent arguments attacking the viability or desirability of 'value free' science. Section 3 outlines Longino's influential 'social' account of objectivity, suggesting some worries about drawing too strong a link between epistemic and ethical virtues. Section 4 turns to the value of objectivity, exploring concerns that notions of objectivity are politically problematic, and cautiously advocating in response a view of objectivity in terms of invariance.

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  • Publication Date:©2021

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781009063647, 1009063642
  • oclc:on1252221856
  • LC Classification:Q175
  • Dewey Decimal:501

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Objectivity in Science -- Contents -- 1 Objectivity: Processes and Products -- 1.1 Proliferating Senses of Objectivity -- 1.2 Processes and Products -- 1.3 Against Purely Procedural Objectivity -- 2 Values, Interests and Ideals -- 2.1 Introducing the Simple View of Process Objectivity: Against Wanting -- 2.2 Clarifying the Simple View of Process Objectivity: Justification, Not Discovery -- 2.3 The Empirical Challenge to the Simple View: the Move to the Social Perspective -- 2.4 The Simple View of Process Objectivity: the Argument From Inductive Risk

2.5 Responding to Inductive Risk Concerns 1: Do Scientists Accept Claims at All? -- 2.6 Responding to Inductive Risk Concerns 2: Conventions, Values and Objectivity -- 2.7 Conclusions -- 3 Values, Diversity and Debate -- 3.1 Bias: the Case of the Female Orgasm -- 3.2 Going Deeply Social: Longino -- 3.3 Bad Values and Good Science -- 4 Is Objectivity Just Male Subjectivity? -- 4.1 Against Objectivity -- 4.2 Harding and Standpoint Theory -- 4.3 Strong Objectivity as Strongly Objective: From Harding to Nozick -- 4.4 The New Wave -- 4.5 Recap -- References

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Objectivité Objectivity Science -- Philosophy

Writers

John, Stephen

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