Scrutinizing Feminist Epistemology
An Examination of Gender in Science
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.
The book is divided into four sections: the strange status of feminist epistemology, testing feminist claims about scientific practice, philosophical and political critiques of feminist epistemology, and future prospects of feminist epistemology. Each of the essays¾most of which are original to this text¾ directly confronts the very idea that there could be a feminist epistemology or philosophy of science. Rather than attempting to deal in detail with all of the philosophical views that fall under the general rubric of feminist epistemology, the contributors focus on positions that provide the most influential perspectives on science. Not all of the authors agree amongst themselves, of course, but each submits feminist theories to careful scrutiny. Scrutinizing Feminist Epistemology provides a timely, well-rounded, and much needed examination of the role of gender in scientific research.
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.
Introduction , , , ,
, Part I The Strange Status of Feminist Epistemology ,
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, Knowledge and Propaganda: Reflections of an Old Feminist ,
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, Susan Haack ,
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, Feminist Epistemology: Implications for the Philosophy of Science ,
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, Cassandra L. Pinnick ,
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, Feminist Epistemology as Folk Psychology ,
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, Robert Klee ,
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, Part II Testing Feminist Claims about Scientific Practice ,
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, Gender and the Genealogy of Scientific Discoveries ,
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, Noretta Koertge ,
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, Keller on Gender, Science, and McClintock: A Feeling for the Orgasm ,
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, Alan Soble ,
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, Where the Boys Are ,
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, Christina Hoff Sommers ,
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, Part III Philosophical and Political Critiques of Feminist Epistemology ,
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, Can Science Be Objective? Feminism, Relativism, and Objectivity ,
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, Sharon L. Crasnow ,
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, Sandra Harding's Feminist Epistemology and Political Correctness ,
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, Gonzalo Munevar ,
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, Modern Science as the Standpoint of the Oppressed: Dewey Meets the Buddha of India's Dalits ,
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, Meera Nanda ,
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, Equity Feminism and Academic Feminism ,
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, Robert F. Almeder ,
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, Part IV Future Prospects of Feminist Epistemology ,
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, Socially Responsible Directions for Philosophy of Science ,
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, Janet A. Kourany ,
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, Feminist Values and the Value of Science ,
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, Noretta Koertge ,
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, Staying for an Answer: The Untidy Process of Groping for Truth ,
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, Susan Haack ,
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, After My Own Heart: Dorothy L. Sayers's Feminism ,
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, Susan Haack ,
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