Objectivity in the Feminist Philosophy of Science

Informationen zum Autor Karen Cordrick Haely Klappentext 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 we can understand, though not necessarily eliminate, the role of cultural and social interests as they play a role in science.  Haely argues that these views of objectivity ought to be treated as a network of ideas, rather than as stand-alone solutions to the complexities of forming a cohesive philosophical view of scientific objectivity.  The book also presents a landscape of several issues that are crucial for understanding the intersection of feminism and science. Zusammenfassung Examines prominent feminist ideas regarding how to revise and enrich the concept of objectivity. These theories offer us warnings about 'idealized' concepts of objectivity and propose conceptions of objectivity that are intended to allow us to increase the extent to which our scientific theories are objective. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: 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 Bibliography

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Karen Cordrick Haely
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 20.03.2008
• EAN: 9780826499547
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9954-7
• Seiten: 160
• Serien: Continuum Studies in Philosoph; Continuum Studies in Philosoph; Continuum Studies in Philosophy
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Philosophy of Science, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory