The Science Question in Feminism
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (833 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801493633 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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An essential book for scientists, philosophers, ethicists Robin Ficklin-Alred In this ground-breaking work that has become a classic, respected philosopher of science Sandra Harding provided the first critical survey of three feminist critiques of science, mapping both their inadequacies and the essential discourse they provide in a quest for science that is informed by moral considerations. She shows how science that holds itself aloof from moral and political considerations, and claims to be objective, rational, and value-neutral, is actually none of the above, but is instead laden with hidden values and interests that select the problems, theories, methods and interpretations of research. A Customer said Dissapointing. I was dissapointed with the quality of this book. It sits on my shelf only Dissapointing I was dissapointed with the quality of this book. It sits on my shelf only 3 chapters read. There is more loud-writing than persuasive argument in this book and unfortunately it reinforces the stereo-type of the militant hand-waving feminist (note this reader was not impressed with "Whose science" either). Not recommended for philosophers (incidentally, Harding edited and wrote a very good introduction for an excellent philosophical book on the Duhem-Quine Thesis, "Can Theories be Refuted?").. chapters read. There is more loud-writing than persuasive argument in this book and unfortunately it reinforces the stereo-type of the militant hand-waving feminist (note this reader was not impressed with "Whose science" either). Not recommended for philosophers (incidentally, Harding edited and wrote a very good introduction for an excellent philosophical book on the Duhem-Quine Thesis, "Can Theories be Refuted?").. "Five Stars" according to Moustafa. thanx
Harding critiques three epistemological approaches: feminist empiricism, which identifies only bad science as the problem; the feminist standpoint, which holds that women's social experience provides a unique starting point for discovering masculine bias in science; and feminist postmodernism, which disputes the most basic scientific assumptions. She points out the tensions among these stances and the inadequate concepts that inform their analyses, yet maintains that the critical discourse they foster is vital to the quest for a science informed by emancipatory morals and politics.. Can science, steeped in Western, masculine, bourgeois endeavors, nevertheless be used for emancipatory ends? In this major contribution to the debate over the role gender plays in the scientific enterprise, Sandra Harding pursues that question, c
79, 1988"This is the book many scholars in feminist theory and the philosophical and historical studies of science have been waiting for. Lloyd, Isis, Vol. "Provocative and often persuasive, this examination of trends in feminine critiques of science presents a useful, comprehensive account of a subject claiming increasing attention among philosophers, historians of science, and feminine theorists."E.C. Harraway, Department of the History of Consciousness, University of California, Santa Cruz . It is ambitious, sophisticated, and subtle: the best book yet written in feminist approaches to philosophy and the theories of knowledge."Donna J. Patterson, Albertus Magnus College, Choice, 1986"Offers a plentiful feast of sticky problems, embarrassing questions, and nagging doubts about current practices in both history and philosophy of science that will not
Sandra Harding is a Distinguished Research Professor of Education Emeritus at UCLA. Her books includeThe Science Question in Feminism, also from Cornell,Sciences From Below: Feminisms, Postcolonialisms, and Modernities, andObjectivity and Diversity: Another Logic of Scientific Research.