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

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Haely, Karen Cordrick

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9781441195999
1441195998
1283123169
9781283123167
9781441106452
1441106456
9786613123169
6613123161

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Q175 .H216 2008eb

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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.

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-146) and index.

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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.

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