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All the ideas for 'The Value of Science', 'Recent Debates on the A Priori' and ''Objectivity' in Social Sciences and Social Policy'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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There is no objectivity in social sciences - only viewpoints for selecting and organising data [Weber]

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The results of social research can be true, and not just subjectively valid for one person [Weber]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 1. Mathematics

9226	If mathematical theories conflict, it may just be that they have different subject matter [Field,H]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 11. Against Laws of Nature

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The aim of science is just to create a comprehensive, elegant language to describe brute facts [Poincaré, by Harré]