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These 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.
Objectivity 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.
"A solid, wide ranging, knowledgeable study of objectivity, not only in the natural sciences, but also in the social sciences, history, and ethics."
Catherine Elgin, Harvard Graduate School of Education
"Axtell has written a wide–ranging, intellectually spirited and engaging treatment of this central philosophical topic."
Duncan Pritchard, University of Edinburgh
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