Comment on Kukla

Comments on an article by A. Kukla concerning the logical incoherence of value-free science. It is argued that Kukla's defense of biased observation leads to destruction of the idea of truth and hence to skepticism, solipsism, and nihilism. The attempt to make reality fit individuals' valu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of personality and social psychology 1984-09, Vol.47 (3), p.680-680
1. Verfasser:	Nettler, Gwynne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Epistemology Human Sciences Social Values
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Zusammenfassung:	Comments on an article by A. Kukla concerning the logical incoherence of value-free science. It is argued that Kukla's defense of biased observation leads to destruction of the idea of truth and hence to skepticism, solipsism, and nihilism. The attempt to make reality fit individuals' values is autistic. (1 ref)
ISSN:	0022-3514 1939-1315
DOI:	10.1037/0022-3514.47.3.680