The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University - Softcover

 
9780822962267: The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University
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ISBN 10: 0822962268 ISBN 13: 9780822962267
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012

Synopsis

Selling science has become a common practice in contemporary universities. This commodification of academia pervades many aspects of higher education, including research, teaching, and administration. As such, it raises significant philosophical, political, and moral challenges. This volume offers the first book-length analysis of this disturbing trend from a philosophical perspective and presents views by scholars of philosophy of science, social and political philosophy, and research ethics. The epistemic and moral responsibilities of universities, whether for-profit or nonprofit, are examined from several philosophical standpoints. The contributors discuss the pertinent epistemological and methodological questions, the sociopolitical issues of the organization of science, the tensions between commodified practices and the ideal of \u201cscience for the public good,\u201d and the role of governmental regulation and personal ethical behavior. In order to counter coercive and corruptive influences of academic commodification, the contributors consider alternatives to commodified research and offer practical recommendations for establishing appropriate research standards, methodologies and institutional arrangements, and a corresponding normative ethos.

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About the Author

Hans Radder is professor emeritus in philosophy of science and technology at the Department of Philosophy of VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the author of many articles and several books, including The World Observed/The World Conceived and The Material Realization of Science: From Habermas to Experimentation and Referential Realism, and editor of The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University.

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Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0822962268
ISBN 13 
9780822962267
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
360
Editor
Radder Hans

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