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Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions
Reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, and sociologists to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. The author resurrects notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations.Philip Kitcher resurrects notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and overreactions to philosophical idealizations. |
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| Author(s) : Philip Kitcher | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0195096533 | ISBN-13 : 9780195096538 |
| RRP : £17.00 | Best available price : £16.65 / $35.95 |
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Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 17/08/1995
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page Length : 430mm
Page Size : 234mm