BOOKS by Helen E Longino

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1	Feminism and Science more books like this by Evelyn Fox Keller (Editor), Helen E Longino (Editor) Over the past fifteen years, a new dimension to the analysis of science has emerged. Feminist theory, combined with the insights of recent developments in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science, has raised a number of new and important questions about the content, practice, and traditional goals of science. Feminists have pointed to a ... see all copies from £6.45! new only from £14.59!
2	Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry more books like this by Helen E Longino Conventional wisdom has it that the sciences, properly pursued, constitute a pure, value-free method of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. In light of the social and normative dimensions of many scientific debates, Helen Longino finds that general accounts of scientific methodology cannot support this common belief. Focusing on the ... see all copies from £7.47! new only from £7.47!
3	The Fate of Knowledge more books like this by Helen E Longino Helen Longino seeks to break the current deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of science - academic battles founded on disagreement about the role of social forces in constructing scientific knowledge. While many philosophers of science downplay social forces, claiming that scientific knowledge is best ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £14.23!
4	Competition: A Feminist Taboo? more books like this by Valerie Miner, Helen E Longino (Editor) Why is it so hard for women to talk about competition? As the editors of this original anthology state: "Feminists have long been fiercely critical of male power games, yet we have often ignored or concealed our own conflcits over money, control, position, and recognition. It is time to end the silence." The book opens with Letty Cottin Pogrebin's ... see all copies from £5.46!
5	Scientific Pluralism more books like this by Stephen H Kellert (Editor), Helen E Longino (Editor), C Kenneth Waters (Editor) Scientific pluralism is an issue at the forefront of philosophy of science. This landmark work addresses the question, Can pluralism be advanced as a general, philosophical interpretation of science? Scientific Pluralism demonstrates the viability of the view that some phenomena require multiple accounts. Pluralists observe that scientists present ... see all copies from £37.01! new only from £37.01!

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