Objectivity: A Very Short Introduction Gaukroger Stephen ARC Professorial Fellow University of Sydney Australia and Professor of Philosophy University of AberdeenPaperback
Objectivity: A Very Short Introduction Gaukroger Stephen ARC Professorial Fellow University of Sydney Australia and Professor of Philosophy University of AberdeenPaperback Is objectivity possible?…
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Objectivity: A Very Short Introduction Gaukroger Stephen ARC Professorial Fellow University of Sydney Australia and Professor of Philosophy University of AberdeenPaperback
Is objectivity possible? What would a truly objective account of the world be like? Can there be objectivity in matters of morals?
Are moral judgments objective or culturally relative? Is everything subjective, or relative? This Very Short Introduction demonstrates that there are a number of common misunderstandings about what objectivity is, and explores the theoretical and practical problems of objectivity by assessing the basic questions raised by it.
In addition to considering the core philosophical issues, Stephen Gaukroger also deals with the way in which particular understandings of objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art, and he concludes by considering the question, "Are we obliged to be