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1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Continuum studies in philosophy
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Continuum studies in philosophy.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-146) and index. |
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1. Introduction: Background for the Feminist Studies of Objectivity in Science; 2. Power and Objectivity; 3. Breaking with Dogma; 4. Critical Self-Reflection: Achieving Strong Objectivity; 5. Objectivity: A Community Achievement; 6. Building a Network of Ideas; Bibliography. |
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| Summary |
Scientific knowledge is widely considered to be the most certain kind of knowledge, free from social or cultural bias. This freedom from bias or values, the objectivity of science, is a key reason why scientific knowledge holds its privileged position in society. Karen Cordrick Haely argues that feminist critics of science present compelling reasons to eschew the idea that science is, or should be, purely objective in the sense commonly understood to mean 'value-free'. This book examines the most prominent feminist ideas regarding how to revise and enrich the concept of objectivity such that w. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Feminist criticism.
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Feminist criticism. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Haely, Karen Cordrick. Objectivity in the feminist philosophy of science. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008 9780826499547 (DLC) 2007036223 (OCoLC)171049212 |
| ISBN |
9781441195999 (electronic book) |
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1441195998 (electronic book) |
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1283123169 |
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9781283123167 |
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9780826499547 |
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0826499546 |
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