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... truth , " F. H. Bradley used to say , " is wholly true . " Specialization interferes with objectivity . 4. Climates of opinion . Cultures and historical epochs have their limiting horizons no less than academic disciplines . We see this ...
... truth , " F. H. Bradley used to say , " is wholly true . " Specialization interferes with objectivity . 4. Climates of opinion . Cultures and historical epochs have their limiting horizons no less than academic disciplines . We see this ...
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... truth . Truth , however , is something that ought to be believed - this is what distinguishes it from error . If , then , truth ceases to be thought a virtue , the whole point of objectivity disappears as well . 2. Value neutrality in ...
... truth . Truth , however , is something that ought to be believed - this is what distinguishes it from error . If , then , truth ceases to be thought a virtue , the whole point of objectivity disappears as well . 2. Value neutrality in ...
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... truths obscure the less noticed fact that they can also help bring new truths to light . For do men ever discover an ... truth to keep them traveling the long track of verification ? If the hypothesis is highly original , its advocates ...
... truths obscure the less noticed fact that they can also help bring new truths to light . For do men ever discover an ... truth to keep them traveling the long track of verification ? If the hypothesis is highly original , its advocates ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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