Biology and Feminism: A Philosophical Introduction Contributor(s): Hankinson Nelson, Lynn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107462037 ISBN-13: 9781107462038 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2017 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Science | Life Sciences - Developmental Biology |
Dewey: 571.8 |
LCCN: 2017019180 |
Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy and Biology |
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 7" W x 9.88" L (1.31 lbs) 276 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book provides a unique introduction to the study of relationships between gender and biology, a core part of the feminist science research tradition which emerged nearly half a century ago. Lynn Hankinson Nelson presents an accessible and balanced discussion of research questions, background assumptions, methods, and hypotheses about biology and gender with which feminist scientists and science scholars critically and constructively engage. Writing from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science, she examines the evidence for and ethical implications of biological hypotheses about gender, and discusses relevant philosophical issues including understandings of scientific objectivity, the nature of scientific reasoning, and relationships between biological research and the scientific and social contexts in which it is pursued. Clear and comprehensive, this volume addresses the engagements of feminist scientists and science scholars with a range of disciplines, including developmental and evolutionary biology, medicine, neurobiology, and primatology. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hankinson Nelson, Lynn: - Lynn Hankinson Nelson is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Washington. She has published Who Knows (1990) and numerous articles on feminist science scholarship. She is co-author of On Quine (1999), and is co-editor of Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science (1997) and of a special issue of Hypatia on Feminist Science Studies (2004). |
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