Koskinen, Inkeri (2025) Values and Objectivity. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Objectivity is a contested notion that has many meanings. Over the last half-century, the philosophical discussion of objectivity in science has revolved around criticisms of two influential accounts of objectivity: objectivity as faithfulness to facts, and objectivity as value-freedom. This chapter introduces these two accounts and details a number of arguments that have led to their nearly unanimous rejection. While this rejection has led several philosophers of science to propose abandoning the notion entirely, others still wish to retain it. This chapter examines various attempts to develop viable accounts of objectivity in science, and concludes by mentioning some issues and connections that currently remain unexplored.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Koskinen, Inkeri inkeri.koskinen@helsinki.fi 0000-0002-9060-7011
Keywords:	Objectivity, values in science
Subjects:	General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Inkeri Koskinen
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2025 13:36
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2025 13:36
Item ID:	27267
Subjects:	General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	2025
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/27267

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