Defending Objectivity: Essays in Honour of Andrew Collier (Routledge Studies in Critical Realism)

Andrew Collier is the boldest defender of objectivity - in science, knowledge, thought, action, politics, morality and religion. In this tribute and acknowledgement of the influence his work has had on a wide readership, his colleagues show that they have been stimulated by his thinking and offer challenging responses. This wide-ranging book covers key areas with which defenders of objectivity often have to engage. Sections are devoted to the following: \* objectivity of value \* objectivity and everyday knowledge \* objectivity in political economy \* objectivity and reflexivity \* objectivity postmodernism and feminism \* objectivity and nature The diverse contributions range from social and political thought to philosophy, reflecting the central themes of Collier's work. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Notes on contributors......Page 12 Foreword......Page 16 Encounters with Andrew Collier......Page 18 A considerable realist: a personal and intellectual tribute to Andrew Collier......Page 20 Losing the plot......Page 31 Critiques of counter-objectivity......Page 48 Objectivity, postmodernism and biographical understanding: Andrew Collier on R.D. Laing......Page 50 Objectivity and phallogocentrism......Page 65 The objectivity of value......Page 78 The objectivity of value......Page 80 Commerce and the language of value......Page 92 Restoring the moral dimension in social scientific accounts: a qualified ethical naturalist approach......Page 110 Objectivity and everyday knowledge......Page 132 Objectivity and the growth of knowledge......Page 134 Practical knowledge and realism: linking Andrew Collier on lay knowledge to Karl Popper on the philosophy of science......Page 146 Being and knowledge......Page 160 Objectivity and materialism......Page 176 Towards objectivity: from Kant to Marx......Page 178 The contradictions of capital......Page 200 Understanding objectivity in a material world......Page 216 Objectivity and reflexivity......Page 228 Reason and its own self-undoing?......Page 230 Intentional and reflexive objectivity: some reflections......Page 243 Objectivity and nature......Page 254 Realism about the value of nature? Andrew Collier's environmental philosophy......Page 256 Objectivity, experience and the aesthetic of nature......Page 268 Index......Page 278 Education, Politics & IR, Sociology & Social Policy Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Notes on contributors 12 Foreword 16 Encounters with Andrew Collier 18 A considerable realist: a personal and intellectual tribute to Andrew Collier 20 Losing the plot 31 Critiques of counter-objectivity 48 Objectivity, postmodernism and biographical understanding: Andrew Collier on R.D. Laing 50 Objectivity and phallogocentrism 65 The objectivity of value 78 The objectivity of value 80 Commerce and the language of value 92 Restoring the moral dimension in social scientific accounts: a qualified ethical naturalist approach 110 Objectivity and everyday knowledge 132 Objectivity and the growth of knowledge 134 Practical knowledge and realism: linking Andrew Collier on lay knowledge to Karl Popper on the philosophy of science 146 Being and knowledge 160 Objectivity and materialism 176 Towards objectivity: from Kant to Marx 178 The contradictions of capital 200 Understanding objectivity in a material world 216 Objectivity and reflexivity 228 Reason and its own self-undoing? 230 Intentional and reflexive objectivity: some reflections 243 Objectivity and nature 254 Realism about the value of nature? Andrew Collier's environmental philosophy 256 Objectivity, experience and the aesthetic of nature 268 Index 278 Edited By Margaret S. Archer And William Outhwaite. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.