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Philosophy of Science after Feminism (Hardcover, New)
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Philosophy of Science after Feminism (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy
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In this monograph Janet A. Kourany argues for a philosophy of
science more socially engaged and socially responsible than the
philosophy of science we have now. The central questions feminist
scientists, philosophers, and historians have been raising about
science during the last three decades form Kourany's point of
departure and her response to these questions builds on their
insights. This way of approaching science differs from mainstream
philosophy of science in two crucial respects: it locates science
within its wider societal context rather than treating science as
if it existed in a social, political, and economic vacuum; and it
points the way to a more comprehensive understanding of scientific
rationality, one that integrates the ethical with the epistemic.
Kourany develops her particular response, dubbed by her the ideal
of socially responsible science, beyond the gender-related
questions and contexts that form its origins and she defends it
against a variety of challenges, epistemological, historical,
sociological, economic, and political. She ends by displaying the
important new directions philosophy of science can take and the
impressive new roles philosophers of science can fill with the
approach to science she offers.
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