David Hume’s resolution of the paradox of taste poses an interesting question for us to ponder. Rather than take a purely subjectivist or objectivist view of the topic, Hume strikes a balance between the two positions by upholding two of three statements regarding taste that are widely held to be...
This paper examines home economics at Oregon State College (OSC) during World War Two and their involvement with the Committee of Nutrition for Defense. It looks at the changes that happened within the School of Home Economics at OSC that helped push them to professionalize their field.