Helen E. Longino

Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry

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ISBN 13:
9780691020518
author:
Helen E. Longino
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Princeton University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
1990
Pages:
280
Dimensions:
15.24 x 1.78 x 22.86 centimetres
Genre:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, Epistemology,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£40.35

Description

Science as Social Knowledge by Helen E. Longino explores the relationship between science and values, challenging traditional views of objectivity in scientific inquiry. Longino argues that a methodology powerful enough to account for theories of any scope and depth is incapable of ruling out the influence of social and cultural values in the structuring of knowledge. She proposes an alternative approach, "contextual empiricism", which understands scientific inquiry as a social process rather than an individual one. By examining various research programs, including those on human evolution and sex differences in cognition, Longino demonstrates how assumptions laden with social values can affect the description, presentation, and interpretation of data. This book provides a nuanced discussion of the relation between science, values, and ideology.

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