This volume presents the first systematic evaluation of a feminist epistemology of sciences’ power to transform both the practice of science and our society. Unlike existing critiques, this book questions the fundamental feminist suggestion that purging science of alleged male biases will advance the cause of both science and by extension, social justice.
This volume presents the first systematic evaluation of a feminist epistemology of sciences’ power to transform both the practice of science and our society. Unlike existing critiques, this book questions the fundamental feminist suggestion that purging science of alleged male biases will advance the cause of both science and by extension, social justice.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Cassandra L. Pinnick is an associate professor of philosophy at Western Kentucky University. Noretta Koertge is a professor of philosophy and history of science at Indiana University and editor-in-chief of Philosophy of Science. Robert F. Almeder is a professor of philosophy at Georgia State University and editor-in-chief of American PhilosophicalQuarterly.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I The Strange Status of Feminist Epistemology
Knowledge and Propaganda: Reflections of an Old Feminist
Susan Haack
Feminist Epistemology: Implications for the Philosophy of Science
Cassandra L. Pinnick
Feminist Epistemology as Folk Psychology
Robert Klee
Part II Testing Feminist Claims about Scientific Practice
Gender and the Genealogy of Scientific Discoveries
Noretta Koertge
Keller on Gender Science and McClintock: A Feeling for the Orgasm
Alan Soble
Where the Boys Are
Christina Hoff Sommers
Part III Philosophical and Political Critiques of Feminist Epistemology
Can Science Be Objective? Feminism Relativism and Objectivity
Sharon L. Crasnow
Sandra Harding's Feminist Epistemology and Political Correctness
Gonzalo Munevar
Modern Science as the Standpoint of the Oppressed: Dewey Meets the Buddha of India's Dalits
Meera Nanda
Equity Feminism and Academic Feminism
Robert F. Almeder
Part IV Future Prospects of Feminist Epistemology
Socially Responsible Directions for Philosophy of Science
Janet A. Kourany
Feminist Values and the Value of Science
Noretta Koertge
Staying for an Answer: The Untidy Process of Groping for Truth
