Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science
Published on 31. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
XX, 316 pages
978-0-7923-4611-1 (ISBN)
Description
Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science
brings together original essays by both feminist and mainstream philosophers of science that examine issues at the intersections of feminism, science, and the philosophy of science. Contributors explore parallels and tensions between feminist approaches to science and other approaches in the philosophy of science and more general science studies. In so doing, they explore notions at the heart of the philosophy of science, including the nature of objectivity, truth, evidence, cognitive agency, scientific method, and the relationship between science and values.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XX, 316 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
517 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7923-4611-1 (9780792346111)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-009-1742-2
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10/1996
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Content
I: Historical Overview: Logical Empiricism and Feminist Empiricism.- The Feminism Question in the Philosophy of Science.- Revaluing Science: Starting from the Practices of Women.- II: Feminist and Mainstream Philosophy of Science: Continuities and Tensions.- Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Values in Science: Rethinking the Dichotomy.- The Last Dogma of Empiricism?.- Science as Social? - Yes and No.- Empiricism without Dogmas.- Underdetermination Undeterred.- The Relativism Question in Feminist Epistemology.- III: Feminist Philosophy of Science and the Sociology of Knowledge, Social Constructivism, and the Debate Over Science Studies.- Meeting the Universe Halfway: Realism and Social Contructivism without Contradiction.- Feminism and the Social Construction of Scientific Knowledge.- Science and Anti-Science: Objectivity and its Real Enemies.- IV: Views From Multicultural and Global Feminisms, and from Feminist Phenomenology.- Multicultural and Global Feminist Philosophies of Science: Resources and Challenges.- Woman - Nature, Product, Style? Rethinking the Foundations of Feminist Philosophy of Science.- Contributors.