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9780822943969: The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University
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ISBN 10 : 0822943964 ISBN 13 : 9780822943969
Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010

Synopsis

Selling science has become a common practice in contemporary universities. This commodification of academia pervades many aspects of higher education, including research, teaching, and administration. As such, it raises significant philosophical, political, and moral challenges. This volume offers the first book-length analysis of this disturbing trend from a philosophical perspective and presents views by scholars of philosophy of science, social and political philosophy, and research ethics. The epistemic and moral responsibilities of universities, whether for-profit or nonprofit, are examined from several philosophical standpoints. The contributors discuss the pertinent epistemological and methodological questions, the sociopolitical issues of the organization of science, the tensions between commodified practices and the ideal of \u201cscience for the public good,\u201d and the role of governmental regulation and personal ethical behavior. In order to counter coercive and corruptive influences of academic commodification, the contributors consider alternatives to commodified research and offer practical recommendations for establishing appropriate research standards, methodologies and institutional arrangements, and a corresponding normative ethos.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hans Radder is professor emeritus in philosophy of science and technology at the Department of Philosophy of VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the author of many articles and several books, including The World Observed/The World Conceived and The Material Realization of Science: From Habermas to Experimentation and Referential Realism, and editor of The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University.

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Éditeur
University of Pittsburgh Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0822943964
ISBN 13 
9780822943969
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
360
Éditeur
Radder Hans
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0822962268 ISBN 13 :  9780822962267
Editeur : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012
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