Objectivity : a very short introduction
This title explores the theoretical and practical problems of objectivity by assessing the basic questions raised by it. Is objectivity possible? Can there be objectivity in matters of morals, or tastes? Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. An account is considered to be objective if it attempts to capture the nature of the object studied without judgement of a conscious entity or subject
Einführung
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations
9780199606696, 9780191778216, 9780191642098, 0199606692, 0191778214, 0191642096
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Is objectivity a form of honesty?
Doesn't science show there is no objectivity?
Isn't all perception and understanding relative?
What about our conceptual structuring of the world?
Is it possible to represent things objectively?
Objectivity in numbers?
Can the study of human behaviour be objective?
Can there be objectivity in ethics?
Can there be objectivity in taste?