Feminist EpistemologiesLinda Alcoff, Elizabeth Potter This is the first collection by influential feminist theorists to focus on the heart of traditional epistemology, dealing with such issues as the nature of knowledge and objectivity from a gender perspective. |
Contents
When Feminisms Intersect Epistemology | 1 |
2 Taking Subjectivity into Account
| 15 |
What is Strong Objectivity?
| 49 |
4 Marginality and Epistemic Privilege | 83 |
Description and Prescription in Feminist Philosophies of Science | 101 |
6 Epistemological Communities | 121 |
7 Gender and Epistemic Negotiation | 161 |
Feminism and the Crisis of Reason | 187 |
9 Are Old Wives Tales Justified? | 217 |
The Role of Transformation Experiences in Rational Deliberation
| 245 |
11 KnowerDoers and Their Moral Problems | 265 |
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Notes on Contributors | 311 |
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