The role of the appeal to the transcendent in scholarly discourse on the plausibility of the value-free ideal in scientific inquiry

This thesis shows how the appeal to the transcendent characterizes aspects of the debate amongst leading contemporary philosophers of science regarding the value-free ideal and the attendant aim of attaining objective knowledge. It compares the positions of leading feminist philosophers of science (...

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Main Author: Robertson, John
Other Authors: McDonough, Graham P
Language:English
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Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7695