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13The values of science: Empiricism from a feminist perspectiveSynthese 104 (3). 1995.This essay delineates the contributions of feminist critiques of science to contemporary reconstructions of empiricism. I argue that three central tenets arise from feminist attention to the dynamics of gender and oppression in the theories and methods of science: 1) a rejection of the science/politics dichotomy; 2) an acknowledgement of the epistemic import of subjective components of knowledge; and 3) a reconfiguration of the subject of knowledge. These three tenets are illustrated and support…Read more
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23An Infused Dialogue, Part 1: Borders, Fusions, InfluenceJournal of Speculative Philosophy 30 (1): 1-14. 2016.We begin at the site of borders, the demarcations between us, between: my body and your body, humans and nonhuman animals, habits of thought and institutional structures, nature and culture, subject and object. We find ourselves between the devil and the deep blue sea. Differences, distinctions, and borders are key to knowing and acting responsibly. Yet we are “held captive” by particular habits of understanding that police such borders with unbecoming fervor. We desire to trouble these borders …Read more
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3The Hidden Structure of Quine’s Attack on AnalyticitySouthern Journal of Philosophy 20 (2): 257-262. 1982.
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11Revaluing science: starting from the practices of womenIn Lynn Hankinson Nelson & Jack Nelson (eds.), Feminism, Science, and the Philosophy of Science, . pp. 17--35. 1996.
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42Leading with ethics, aiming for policy: new opportunities for philosophy of scienceSynthese 177 (3). 2010.The goal of this paper is to articulate and advocate for an enhanced role for philosophers of science in the domain of science policy as well as within the science curriculum. I argue that philosophy of science as a field can learn from the successes as well as the mistakes of bioethics and begin to develop a new model that includes robust contributions to the science classroom, research collaborations with scientists, and a role for public philosophy through involvement in science policy develo…Read more
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7Engendering Rationalities (edited book)State University of New York Press. 2001.Cutting edge feminist investigations of rationality
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33The speculum of ignorance: The women's health movement and epistemologies of ignoranceHypatia 21 (3): 1-19. 2006.: This essay aims to clarify the value of developing systematic studies of ignorance as a component of any robust theory of knowledge. The author employs feminist efforts to recover and create knowledge of women's bodies in the contemporary women's health movement as a case study for cataloging different types of ignorance and shedding light on the nature of their production. She also helps us understand the ways resistance movements can be a helpful site for understanding how to identify, criti…Read more
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6Topics in FeminismIn Edward N. Zalta (ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Metaphysics Research Lab. pp. 1--22. 2014.
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9Feminist Interpretations of Plato (edited book)Penn State Press. 1994.The essays in this anthology explore the full spectrum of Plato's philosophy and are representative of the variety of perspectives within feminist criticism.
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36The Weaker Seed. The Sexist Bias of Reproductive TheoryHypatia 3 (1): 35-59. 1988.This history of reproductive theories from Aristotle to the preformationists provides an excellent illustration of the ways in which the gender /science system informs the process of scientific investigation. In this essay I examine the effects of the bias of woman's inferiority upon theories of human reproduction. I argue that the adherence to a belief in the inferiority of the female creative principle biased scientific perception of the nature of woman's role in human generation.
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14A Reply to Laura PurdyHypatia 1 (1). 1986.This essay is a response to the comments and critique of Laura Purdy to my earlier paper "Re-Fusing Nature/Nurture" (1983, 621-632). In it I re-emphasize that the traditional nature/nurture dichotomy is based upon an unacceptable ontology and briefly note the type of metaphysic that would serve as a more appropriate basis.
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5The Hidden Structure of Quine's Attack on AnalyticitySouthern Journal of Philosophy 20 (2): 257-262. 1982.
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28The Role of the National Science Foundation Broader Impacts Criterion in Enhancing Research Ethics PedagogySocial Epistemology 23 (3): 317-336. 2009.The National Science Foundation's Second Merit Criterion, or Broader Impacts Criterion , was introduced in 1997 as the result of an earlier Congressional movement to enhance the accountability and responsibility as well as the effectiveness of federally funded projects. We demonstrate that a robust understanding and appreciation of NSF BIC argues for a broader conception of research ethics in the sciences than is currently offered in Responsible Conduct of Research training. This essay advocates…Read more
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1SexualityIn Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford handbook of practical ethics, Oxford University Press. 2003.
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1IntroductionHypatia 2 (3): 1-4. 1987.An overview of the essays in Part I of the special edition of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy devoted to feminism and science.
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7Manifesto of a Passionate Moderate: Unfashionable Essays by Susan Haack (review)Isis 91 339-340. 2000.
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7Feminism and philosophy: essential readings in theory, reinterpretation, and application (edited book)Westview Press. 1995.Feminist philosophy has had a powerful impact not just on philosophy but on other disciplines as well. This imaginatively edited anthology enables readers to sample this literature widely and to trace the breadth and the depth of its influence.
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43Coming to understand: Orgasm and the epistemology of ignoranceHypatia 19 (1): 194-232. 2004.: Lay understanding and scientific accounts of female sexuality and orgasm provide a fertile site for demonstrating the importance of including epistemologies of ignorance within feminist epistemologies. Ignorance is not a simple lack. It is often constructed, maintained, and disseminated and is linked to issues of cognitive authority, doubt, trust, silencing, and uncertainty. Studying both feminist and nonfeminist understandings of female orgasm reveals practices that suppress or erase bodies o…Read more
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143The Speculum of Ignorance: The Women's Health Movement and Epistemologies of IgnoranceHypatia 21 (3): 1-19. 2006.This essay aims to clarify the value of developing systematic studies of ignorance as a component of any robust theory of knowledge. The author employs feminist efforts to recover and create knowledge of women's bodies in the contemporary women's health movement as a case study for cataloging different types of ignorance and shedding light on the nature of their production. She also helps us understand the ways resistance movements can be a helpful site for understanding how to identify, critiqu…Read more
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11Quinn on Duhem: An emendationPhilosophy of Science 45 (3): 456-462. 1978.In recent years there has been a rebirth of interest in the philosophy of Pierre Duhem. Although I applaud the spirit of this movement, one finds the critics of Duhem frequently lacking in a basic understanding of Duhem's tenets, sometimes to the extent that one doubts a familiarity with the Duhemian text. One of the few papers which is designed to remedy this state of affairs is that of Philip Quinn entitled “What Duhem Really Meant.” Quinn is to be applauded for his meticulous and rigorous exe…Read more
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Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality |
General Philosophy of Science |