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Is Science Value Free? (Philosophical Issues in Science)
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Product Description
Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values and looks at challenges to the view, from postmodernists, feminists, radical ecologists, third-world advocates and religious fundamentalists.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3049942 in Books
- Published on: 1999-06-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Library Binding
- 304 pages
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From the Back Cover
Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry, Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values and looks at challenges to the view, from postmodernists, feminists, radical ecologists, third-world advocates and religious fundamentalists, that science is value free. He also focuses on discussions of "development", especially in third world countries.
This paperback edition includes a new preface.
About the Author
Hugh Lacey is Professor of Philosophy at Swarthmore College. He is also the co-author (with Barry Schwartz) of Behaviourism, Science and Human Nature.
