Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science

ISBN-13: 9781032693767 / Twarda / 2024 / 192 str.

USA) Intemann Kristen (Montana State University

Opis

Structured around 6 questions that have been offered by feminist epistemologists and philosophers of science. The audience for the book is upper division undergraduates, but it will be useful as a foundation for graduate students and other philosophers who are seeking a general understanding of feminist work in these areas.

Spis treści

Preface  1. What is feminism and what does it have to do with science?  2. Who Knows?  3. What do we have knowledge of?  4. How do we know?  5. What don’t we know?  6. Why does it matter what we know?  7. How Can We Know Better?  Index

O autorze

Sharon Crasnow is Distinguished Professor Emerita at Norco College in Southern California, USA. Her main area of research is the relationship between methodology and epistemology in the sciences. She is co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science (with Kristen Intemann).

Kristen Intemann is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of History and Philosophy and Director for the Center for Science, Technology, Ethics and Society at Montana State University, USA. Her research and teaching interests include feminist philosophy and philosophy of science, particularly issues of objectivity, values in science, and epistemic trust.