Objectivity in the feminist philosophy of science / Karen Cordrick Haely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haely, Karen Cordrick.

Series:

Continuum studies in philosophy.

Continuum studies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scientific knowledge is widely considered to be the most certain kind of knowledge, free from social or cultural bias. This freedom from bias or values, the objectivity of science, is a key reason why scientific knowledge holds its privileged position in society. Karen Cordrick Haely argues that feminist critics of science present compelling reasons to eschew the idea that science is, or should be, purely objective in the sense commonly understood to mean 'value-free'. This book examines the most prominent feminist ideas regarding how to revise and enrich the concept of objectivity such that w

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Background for the Feminist Studies of Objectivity in Science; 2 Power and Objectivity; 3 Breaking with Dogma; 4 Critical Self-Reflection: Achieving Strong Objectivity; 5 Objectivity: A Community Achievement; 6 Building a Network of Ideas; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-146) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12316-9

9786613123169

1-4411-9599-8

OCLC:

727649556