Evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education / (Record no. 253748)
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| LC control number | 2019746864 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783319677255 (hbk) |
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| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | pn |
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| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | BD-DhUL |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 507.1 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Item number | NIE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Niaz, Mansoor. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Mansoor Niaz. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Springer, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xvi, 237 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | Euro. |
| Price amount | 89.99. |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Contemporary trends and issues in science education ; |
| Volume/sequential designation | vol. 46 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This book explores the evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education. It is generally considered that objectivity, certainty, truth, universality, the scientific method and the accumulation of experimental data characterize both science and science education. Such universal values associated with science may be challenged while studying controversies in their original historical context. The scientific enterprise is not characterized by objectivity or the scientific method, but rather controversies, alternative interpretations of data, ambiguity, and uncertainty. Although objectivity is not synonymous with truth or certainty, it has eclipsed other epistemic virtues and to be objective is often used as a synonym for scientific. Recent scholarship in history and philosophy of science has shown that it is not the experimental data (Baconian orgy of quantification) but rather the diversity / plurality in a scientific discipline that contributes toward understanding objectivity. History of science shows that objectivity and subjectivity can be considered as the two poles of a continuum and this dualism leads to a conflict in understanding the evolving nature of objectivity. The history of objectivity is nothing less than the history of science itself and the evolving and varying forms of objectivity does not mean that one replaced the other in a sequence but rather each form supplements the others. This book is remarkable for its insistence that the philosophy of science, and in particular that discipline's analysis of objectivity as the supposed hallmark of the scientific method, is of direct value to teachers of science. Meticulously, yet in a most readable way, Mansoor Niaz looks at the way objectivity has been dealt with over the years in influential educational journals and in textbooks; it's fascinating how certain perspectives fade, while basic questions show no sign of going away. There are few books that take both philosophy and education seriously - this one does! Roald Hoffmann, Cornell University, chemist, writer and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. |
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| Source of description note | Description based on publisher-supplied MARC data. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science -- Study and teaching |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Science -- Philosophy |
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| Relationship information | Print version: |
| Title | Evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783319677255 |
| Record control number | (DLC) 2017955964 |
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| Relationship information | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9783319677255 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9783319677279 |
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| International Standard Book Number | 9783319884769 |
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| 2021-02-15 | 2021-02-15 | Dhaka University Library | 2021-02-15 | Books | 1 | Purchased | Non Fiction | General Stacks | 519063 | Dhaka University Library | 507.1 NIE | |||||
| 2021-02-15 | 2021-02-15 | Dhaka University Library | 2021-02-15 | Books | 2 | Purchased | Non Fiction | General Stacks | 519064 | Dhaka University Library | 507.1 NIE |