Papers by Lynn Hankinson Nelson
The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science, 2020
Biology and Feminism
Also, it has turned its attention away from the classical epistemological question: How do we kno... more Also, it has turned its attention away from the classical epistemological question: How do we know, and now focuses instead on the question of the goals and results of science: What do we know and what do we not know, and why? The basic questions now are: Who is science for? How does the fact that some people are
Synthese, 2022
Appeals to some thesis of underdetermination, to the idea that scientific theories and hypotheses... more Appeals to some thesis of underdetermination, to the idea that scientific theories and hypotheses are not entailed by the evidence that supports them, are common in feminist philosophy of science. These appeals seek to understand and explain how androcentrism and other problematic approaches to gender have found their way into good science, as well as the reverse – how feminist approaches to gender and science that are also value-laden, can contribute to good science. Focusing on W.V. Quine’s positions on holism and underdetermination, I argue that although Quine’s general thesis of holism does not entail his thesis of global underdetermination, his account of and arguments for moderate holism entail a localized and generalizable underdetermination, which I call moderate underdetermination. This moderate underdetermination is not transient or true of only some theories and hypotheses. Rather, it is a permanent state of affairs that characterizes all reasonably inclusive theories and...
Poland-could be described as an evolutionary/obstetric/endocrinologic anthropologist, uniquely qu... more Poland-could be described as an evolutionary/obstetric/endocrinologic anthropologist, uniquely qualified to explore women's reproductive health from a perspective that is not only cross-cultural but also infused with evolutionary wisdom…Her book is a revelation. In most disciplines, there are three kinds of books intended for the intelligent layperson. Some provide stimulation and insight even for specialists in the field; heading that list would be George C. Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection and Richard Dawkins's The Selfish Gene. The Fragile Wisdom belongs here."-David P.
… reason: feminist theory and formal logic, Jan 1, 2002
Our project in this discussion is modest. We explicate WV Quine's arguments for the view... more Our project in this discussion is modest. We explicate WV Quine's arguments for the view that logic and mathematics are empirical enterprisesmore specifically, that each is part of the overall enterprise of scienceand what we take to be significant implications of these ...
Engendering rationalities, Jan 1, 2001
New metaphysical foundations of modern …, Jan 1, 1994
The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science, Jan 1, 2002
Feminist epistemologies. See Alcoff and, Jan 1, 1990
A Companion to Feminist Philosophy. Malden, …, Jan 1, 1998
The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of the …, Jan 1, 2003
The Monist, Jan 1, 1994
Аннотация Deals with work in feminist philosophy of science. Positions advanced by feminists in t... more Аннотация Deals with work in feminist philosophy of science. Positions advanced by feminists in the philosophy of science; Accepted theories and ongoing traditions of inquiry; Epistemic situations as not equally conducive to good knowing; Communities as ...
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Papers by Lynn Hankinson Nelson