Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
Contents |
BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; SERIES TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. NATURALIZED FEMINIST EMPIRICISM; 2. FEMINIST TACKING BETWEEN SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE; 3. FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND FEMINIST VALUE THEORY; 4. FEMINIST CONTEXTUAL EMPIRICISM; 5. STANDPOINT EPISTEMOLOGIES OF SCIENCE; 6. CONCLUDING ARGUMENTS: CAN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE BE VALUE-FREE?; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Summary |
This book reflects the recent growth of interest in feminist ideas of philosophy of science and traces the development of the subject within the confines of feminist philosophy. It is designed to introduce the newcomer to the main ideas that form the subject with a view to equipping students with all the major arguments and standpoints required in understanding this burgeoning area of study. The book is arranged thematically and looks at the spectrum of views that have arisen in the debate. It is broadly arranged into sections dealing with concepts such as the notion of value free-science, valu |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780203646663 |
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0203646665 |
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