Objectivity in Science and Objectivity in Ethics: Quine Versus Putnam and Rorty.

The article discusses on the distinction between the objectivity in science and the objectivity in ethics, citing the scientific theories are sustained by empirical and ethics falls outside the quest of truth. It cites on the views of Hilary Putnam and Richard Rorty on the standards of evidence in t...

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Published in:Philosophical Forum Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 241 - 272
Main Author: Forster, Paul
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Fall2017
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        Quine, Willard Van Orman, 1908-2000
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