James tabery helen longinos studying human behavior is an overdue effort at a nonpartisan evaluation of the many scientific disciplines that study the nature and nurture of human behavior, arguing for the acceptance of the strengths and weaknesses of all approaches. Rather than supporting one side or another or attempting to replace that dichotomy with a different framework for understanding behavior, longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behavior and. A pluralist interpretation of genecentered biology c. Helen obrien longino obituary virginia longino jordan. Helen longino is part of stanford profiles, official site for faculty, postdocs, students and staff information expertise, bio, research, publications, and more. Offering feminist perspectives on disciplines from history to science, each book assembles the most important articles written on. Longino emphasized the usefulness of nonepistemic values in scientific practice. Longinos integrative account of knowledge represents a significant advance in our understanding of the interaction of the cognitive and the social dimensions of knowledge. Helen longino born july 1944 is an american philosopher of science known for her contributions on the role of values in science, role of social interaction in scientific objectivity and social epistemology. New directions, edited by sally gregory kohlstedt and helen longino is published by university of chicago press journals. Helen obrien longino obituary from the guardian the guardian. Helen longino assembly series washington university in.
Her exposition of scientific inquiry as a contextladen process provides the conceptual tools we need to understand how social expectations shape the development of science while at the same. Conventional wisdom has it that the sciences, properly pursued, constitute a pure, valuefree method of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. Sandra harding, lorraine code, and helen longino noted that communities of knowersthose recognized as experts in some field of inquirywere remarkably homogeneous, not only with respect to sex but also with respect to race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Discover book depositorys huge selection of helen e longino books online. Science as social knowledge princeton university press. If you have access to a journal via a society or association membership, please browse to your society journal, select an article to view, and follow the instructions in this box. In this paper, i shall examine helen longinos view on the objectivity of science and study how it can be applied to the evaluation of current scientific practices.
How scientists investigate aggression and sexuality, helen e. On one side were sociologists, historians, literary theorists, feminists, critical race theorists, postmodernists, and others who challenged the ideas of truth and objectivity and the privileged status of science. She is an important figure in the feminist epistemology and social epistemology. Feminism and science, 1996 online research library. Her exposition of scientific inquiry as a contextladen process provides the conceptual tools we need to understand how social. Cq library american political resources opens in new tab. In light of the social and normative dimensions of many scientific debates, helen longino finds that general accounts of scientific methodology. The site facilitates research and collaboration in academic endeavors. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Helen longino received her ba from barnard college in 1966, her ma in philosophy from sussex university in 1967 and her phd from the johns hopkins. Philosophy of science can yield models of scientific reasoning that. In her groundbreaking book, studying human behavior. Her teaching and research interests are in philosophy of science, social epistemology, and feminist philosophy. Longino, 9780691020518, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Oxford university press usa publishes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, childrens books, business books, dictionaries, reference books, journals, text books and more. Born in new york, helen went to the citys cathedral high school and then to the college of mount st vincent. Values and objectivity in scientific inquiry by helen e. Helen longino assembly series washington university in st. Philosophy of science can yield models of scientific reasoning that illuminate the interaction between cultural. The work of mill, peirce, and popper is a resource for philosophers presently exploring the social dimensions of scientific knowledge. 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. James tabery helen longino s studying human behavior is an overdue effort at a nonpartisan evaluation of the many scientific disciplines that study the nature and nurture of human behavior, arguing for the acceptance of the strengths and weaknesses of all approaches. Helen elizabeth longino born july, 1944 is an american philosopher of science who has argued for the significance of values and social interactions to scientific inquiry.
She has long argued that scientific progress is dependent upon a plurality of perspectives. She is particularly interested in the relations between scientific inquiry and its social, cultural, and economic contexts. Building on ideas first advanced in her influential book science as social knowledge, longino brings her account into dialogue with current work in social epistemology and science studies and shows how her critical social approach can help solve a variety of stubborn problems. Helen longino has written a timely book that fills a critical gap in the existing literature between philosophy of science and the social studies of science. An interesting and important book by the one of the most important philosophers engaged in the debates about the rational and the social in science. By discussing two prominent cases in biomedical research, i articulate some epistemically alarming features of commercialized research and highlight the importance of paying. How scientists investigate aggression and sexuality. Helen longino received her phd in philosophy from the johns hopkins university. In this brief reply, ill focus on three residual areas of disagreement, one.
Helen longino received her ba from barnard college in 1966, her ma in philosophy from sussex university in 1967 and her phd from the johns hopkins university in 1973. She is particularly interested in the relations between scientific inquiry and. Longino this paper explores a number of recent proposals regarding feminist science and rejects a contentbased approach in favor of a processbased approach to characterizing feminist science. The fate of knowledge illinois institute of technology. Helen longino seeks to break the current deadlock in the ongoing wars. Access to society journal content varies across our titles. Simple isnt better when talking about science, stanford. 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. Reply to helen longino philip kitcher columbia university i am grateful to helen longino for her thoughtful and sympathetic reading of my book, science, truth, and democracy kitcher 2001a. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy.
Longino enters into the complexities of human behavioral research, a domain still dominated by the ageold debate of nature versus nurture. In this book, longino criticizes the valueneutrality thesis according to which science should be valuefree. However, the current debates are framed in the context of developments in both philosophy of science and in history and social studies of science following the collapse of the logical empiricist consensus. Building on ideas first advanced in her influential book science as social knowledge, longino brings her account into dialogue with. Series copy the new oxford readings in feminism series maps the dramatic influence of feminist theory on every branch of academic knowledge. Helen longino diversity and inclusion are not new ideas for philosopher helen longino. She has written about the role of women in science and is a central figure in feminist epistemology and social epistemology. On one side were sociologists, historians, literary theorists, feminists, critical race theorists, postmodernists, and others who challenged the ideas of truth. Helen longino migrated from undergraduate literary studies to graduate study in logic and philosophy of language, and thence to philosophy of science and theory of knowledge. May 04, 2011 helen obrien longino obituary virginia longino jordan.
The nook book ebook of the science as social knowledge. Rather than supporting one side or another or attempting to replace that dichotomy with a different framework for understanding behavior, longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behavior. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Active in antiwar and womens liberation movements in the late 1960s and 1970s, she also helped establish andor stabilize womens studies programs at several of the. Final versions appropriate for citation can be found in the current issue of the kiej at project muse subscribers only. In 2014, longinos book studying human behavior 20 was awarded the best book in feminist philosophy prize for 2014 by the womens caucus of the philosophy of science association. The social dimensions of scientific knowledge stanford.
Helen obrien longino obituary from the guardian the. In 2016 helen longino was elected to the american academy of arts and sciences. While many philosophers of science downplay social forces, claiming that scientific knowledge is best considered as a product of cognitive processes. Helen longino seeks to break the current deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of scienceacademic battles founded on disagreement about the role of social forces in constructing scientific knowledge. Her exposition of scientific inquiry as a contextladen process provides the conceptual tools we need to understand how social expectations shape the development. Longino is the author of science as social knowledge 3.
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