The Advancement of Science Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions

Philip Kitcher

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During the past three decades, reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists and some philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. In this treatise, the author attempts to resurrect notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of the growth of knowledge and the overreactions to philosophical idealizations.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195046281
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	01 Jul 1993
DEWEY:	501
DEWEY edition:	20
Language:	English
Number of pages:	421
Weight:	752g
Height:	235mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	34mm