Original upload date: Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 17:41:54 GMT
Nationally syndicated radio phenomenon Philosophy Talk returned to Oregon State University on April 15th for a live taping with special guest Philosophy Professor Sharyn Clough.
The ideal of science
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is objectivity in the service of advancing knowledge. We tend to assume that to be objective, scientists must keep their politics from influencing their work. But time and time again we see that science, even some of our best science, is awash in political influences. Could politics sometimes have a positive effect on objectivity in science? If so, which kinds of politics might have a positive effect and which might not? What criteria could we use to make the distinction? And does 'objectivity' still have meaning in this context?
Sharyn Clough is a Professor of Philosophy from Oregon State University, and author of 'Beyond Epistemology: A Pragmatist Approach to Feminist Science Studies.' She is also co-director of the Phronesis Lab for Engaged Ethics. http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/phronesis/
