Science and human values

By:

"Perera, Ariyapala"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Global Vision; 2005Description: 248pISBN:

8182201012

Subject(s):

Science

DDC classification:

170 PER

Summary: The Present Work Is, Indeed, A Serious Effort To Critically Examine The Relation Between Science And Human Values In Philosophical And Historical Pers-Pective. It Is Common Acceptance That Science And Human Values Can Not Move Together Because Science Deals With Facts, Not With Values, And Its Corollary That Human Value Lies Outside The Realm Of Science. This Objection To The Mixing Of Science And Values Gradually Disappears. Probably The Most Influential Factor Currently Sustaining The Science-Values Dicho-Tomy Is The Prevailing Acceptance Of The Contention Of Professional Philo-Sophy That It Is Logically Impossible To Determine What Ought To Be From What Is , Or To Derive Ethical Priorities From Objective Facts.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	170 PER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		90869

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The Present Work Is, Indeed, A Serious Effort To Critically Examine The Relation Between Science And Human Values In Philosophical And Historical Pers-Pective. It Is Common Acceptance That Science And Human Values Can Not Move Together Because Science Deals With Facts, Not With Values, And Its Corollary That Human Value Lies Outside The Realm Of Science. This Objection To The Mixing Of Science And Values Gradually Disappears. Probably The Most Influential Factor Currently Sustaining The Science-Values Dicho-Tomy Is The Prevailing Acceptance Of The Contention Of Professional Philo-Sophy That It Is Logically Impossible To Determine What Ought To Be From What Is , Or To Derive Ethical Priorities From Objective Facts.

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