Rethinking Objectivity

by Allan Megill

Book Overview

Although "objectivity" is a term used widely in many areas of public discourse, from discussions concerning the media and politics to debates over political correctness and cultural literacy, the question "What is objectivity?" is often ignored, as if the answer were obvious. In this volume, Allan Megill has gathered essays from fourteen leading scholars in a variety of fields--history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, history of science, sociology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822314940
• ISBN13: 9780822314943
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"