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

Softcover

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 Concei

Edition details

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