The values of science: Empiricism from a feminist perspective

@article{citeulike:1418647, abstract = {This essay delineates the contributions of feminist critiques of science to contemporary reconstructions of empiricism. I argue that three central tenets arise from feminist attention to the dynamics of gender and oppression in the theories and methods of science: 1) a rejection of the science/politics dichotomy; 2) an acknowledgement of the epistemic import of subjective components of knowledge; and 3) a reconfiguration of the subject of knowledge. These three tenets are illustrated and supported through examples from the history of science.}, author = {Tuana, Nancy }, citeulike-article-id = {1418647}, doi = {10.1007/BF01064509}, journal = {Synthese}, keywords = {empiricism, feminism, science, value}, number = {3}, pages = {441--461}, posted-at = {2007-06-28 10:09:57}, priority = {2}, title = {The values of science: Empiricism from a feminist perspective}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01064509}, volume = {104}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1418647 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1418647 TI - The values of science: Empiricism from a feminist perspective JF - Synthese VL - 104 IS - 3 SP - 441 EP - 461 N2 - This essay delineates the contributions of feminist critiques of science to contemporary reconstructions of empiricism. I argue that three central tenets arise from feminist attention to the dynamics of gender and oppression in the theories and methods of science: 1) a rejection of the science/politics dichotomy; 2) an acknowledgement of the epistemic import of subjective components of knowledge; and 3) a reconfiguration of the subject of knowledge. These three tenets are illustrated and supported through examples from the history of science. KW - empiricism KW - feminism KW - science KW - value AU - Tuana, Nancy PY - 1995//01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01064509 ER -