An Introduction to Feminist Epistemologies Contributor(s): Tanesini, Alessandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631200134 ISBN-13: 9780631200130 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $50.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: Could gender, race, and sexuality be relevant to knowledge? Although their positions and arguments differ in several respects, feminists have asserted that science, knowledge, and rationality cannot be severed from their social, political, and cultural aspects. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to feminist epistemologies situated at the intersection of philosophical, sociological, and cultural investigations of knowledge. It provides several critiques of more traditional approaches, and explores the alternatives proposed by feminists. In particular, this book contains extensive discussions of topics such as objectivity, rationality, power, and subject. Drawing on a variety of sources, the author also argues that when knowledge is conceived in terms of practices, it becomes possible to see it as normative "and" socially constituted. |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
Dewey: 305.420 |
LCCN: 98-8784 |
Series: Introducing Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.01" W x 9.05" (1.05 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Although their positions and arguments differ in several respects, feminists have asserted that science, knowledge, and rationality cannot be severed from their social, political, and cultural aspects. |