A Socially Relevant Philosophy of Science? Resources from Standpoint Theory's Controversiality
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Title
A Socially Relevant Philosophy of Science? Resources from Standpoint Theory's Controversiality
Abstract/Description
Feminist standpoint theory remains highly controversial: it is widely advocated, used to guide research and justify its results, and yet is also vigorously denounced. This essay argues that three such sites of controversy reveal the value of engaging with standpoint theory as a way of reflecting on and debating some of the most anxiety-producing issues in contemporary Western intellectual and political life. Engaging with standpoint theory enables a socially relevant philosophy of science.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
25-47
Resource type
Background/Context
Medium
Print
Background/context type
Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0887-5367, 1527-2001
URL
Citation
Harding, S. (2004). A Socially Relevant Philosophy of Science? Resources from Standpoint Theory’s Controversiality. Hypatia, 19(1), 25–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2004.tb01267.x
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Theoretical
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