Relativist Ethics, Scientific Objectivity, and Concern for Human Rights

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-318

  Salmon, Merrilee H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural relativism; Ethical relativism; Human rights; Scientific objectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347752606     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-999-0040-7     Document Type: Article

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