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Heidi E. Grasswick Editor

Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science Power in Knowledge

Editor Prof. Heidi E. Grasswick Department of Philosophy Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753, USA [email protected]

ISBN 978-1-4020-6834-8 e-ISBN 978-1-4020-6835-5 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-6835-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011926688 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

There are many people who have helped in this project. Right from the volume’s inception, series editor Libby Potter was a constant source of insightful advice and moral support. Ingrid van Laarhoven at Springer was always ready to answer yet another question as soon as it was asked. A large number of anonymous reviewers were also indispensible in making this volume what it is. The introduction benefitted immensely from Phyllis Rooney’s careful reading. Undergraduate research assistant Stephanie Joyce assisted with formatting and compiling at crucial moments. I especially would like to thank Lorraine Code, Carla Fehr, Phyllis Rooney, and Ilya Storm for their friendship, encouragement and help with this project.

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Contents

Introduction: Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science in the Twenty-First Century........................................................................... xiii Heidi E. Grasswick Part I  Intersections: Feminism, Epistemology, and Science Studies   1 The Marginalization of Feminist Epistemology and What That Reveals About Epistemology ‘Proper’........................ Phyllis Rooney

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  2 Contextualism in Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science....................................................................... Kristina Rolin

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  3 Altogether Now: A Virtue-Theoretic Approach to Pluralism in Feminist Epistemology.................................................. Nancy Daukas

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  4 The Implications of the New Materialisms for Feminist Epistemology....................................................................... Samantha Frost

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  5 Interrogating the Modernity vs. Tradition Contrast: Whose Science and Technology for Whose Social Progress?............... Sandra Harding

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Part II  Democracy and Diversity in Knowledge Practices   6 Diversity and Dissent in Science: Does Democracy Always Serve Feminist Aims?................................... 111 Kristen Intemann

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  7 What Is in It for Me? The Benefits of Diversity in Scientific Communities............