The Routledge handbook of feminist philosophy of science / edited by Sharon Crasnow and Kristen Intemann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crasnow, Sharon L., editor.

Intemann, Kristen, editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks in philosophy.

Routledge handbooks in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and science.

Women scientists.

Feminist theory.

Science--Philosophy.

Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021

Summary:

"The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science is a comprehensive resource for feminist thinking about and in the sciences. Its 33 chapters were written exclusively for this Handbook by a group of leading international philosophers as well as scholars in gender studies, women's studies, psychology, economics, and political science. The chapters of the Handbook are organized into four main parts: I. Hidden Figures and Historical Critique II. Theoretical Frameworks III. Key Concepts and Issues IV. Feminist Philosophy of Science in Practice The chapters in this extensive, fourth part examine the relevance of feminist philosophical thought for a range of scientific and professional disciplines, including biology and biomedical sciences; psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience; the social sciences; physics; and public policy. The Handbook gives a snapshot of the current state of feminist philosophy of science, allowing students and other newcomers to get up to speed quickly in the subfield and providing a handy reference for many different kinds of researchers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction to The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science

Part I: Hidden Figures and Historical Critique

1 The Origins of Philosophy and Science in Ancient Greece: Material Culture and the Scarcity of Women

2 Margaret Cavendish and the New Science: "Boys that play with watery bubbles or fling dust into each other's eyes, or make a hobbyhorse of snow"

3 Émilie Du Châtelet: Feminism, Epistemology and Natural Philosophy

4 The Rocket Women of India: Eight Women Scientists and Their Roles in the 2014 Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)

5 Contributions of Women to Philosophy of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis

Part II: Frameworks

6 Feminist Empiricism

7 Thinking Outside-In: Feminist Standpoint Theory as Epistemology, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science

8 Latin American Decolonial Feminist Philosophy of Knowledge Production

9 Sciences of Consent: Indigenous Knowledge, Governance Value, and Responsibility

10 Queer Science Studies/Queer Science

11 Naturalizing and Denaturalizing Impairment and Disability in Philosophy and Feminist Philosophy of Science

12 Epistemic Vices and Feminist Philosophies of Science

13 "Where Are All of the Pragmatist Feminist Philosophers of Science?"

Part III: Key Concepts and Issues

14 Is Sex Socially Constructed?

15 Feminist Perspectives on Values in Science

16 Situated Knowledge and Objectivity

17 Ignorance, Science, and Feminism

18 How the Facts Might Give Us Socially Responsible Science

19 Feminist Science for the People: Feminist Approaches to Public Understanding of Science and Science Il/literacy

Part IV: Feminist Philosophy of Science in Practice

Biology and Biomedical Sciences.

20 Feminist Philosophy of Biology

21 Observing Primates: Gender, Power, and Knowledge in Primatology

22 The Gendered Nature of Reprogenetic Technologies

Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience

23 What's Wrong with (Narrow) Evolutionary Psychology

24 Neurosexism and Our Understanding of Sex Differences in the Brain

25 Feminism and Cognitive Neuroscience

26 Implementing Intersectionality in Psychology with Quantitative Methods

Social Science

27 Feminist Economics

28 Feminist Methodology in the Social Sciences

29 Feminist Approaches to Concepts and Conceptualization: Toward Better Science and Policy

The Physical Sciences

30 What Is It Like to Be a Woman in Philosophy of Physics?

31 Inclusivity in Engineering Education

Public Policy

32 Rethinking Debates about Pediatric Vaccine Safety: A Feminist View

33 The Hard Sell of Genetically Engineered (GE) Mosquitoes with Gene Drives as the Solution to Malaria: Ethical, Political, Epistemic, and Epidemiological Issues in Global Health Governance

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-50773-9

0-429-01820-7

9780429507731

OCLC:

1203956359