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Nancy Tuana

Pennsylvania State University
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  • Pennsylvania State University
    Department of Philosophy
    Regular Faculty
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Areas of Interest
Philosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
General Philosophy of Science
  • All publications (87)
  •  185
    Feminist 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.
    Feminist History of Philosophy
  •  36
    Editorial
    Philosophical Studies 85 (2): 117-117. 1997.
  •  421
    Race and Epistemologies of Ignorance (edited book)
    with Shannon Sullivan and Nancy Tuana
    State Univ of New York Pr. 2007.
    Leading scholars explore how different forms of ignorance are produced and sustained, and the role they play in knowledge practices.
    Epistemological Theories, MiscEpistemologies of IgnoranceFeminist Epistemology
  •  177
    The Weaker Seed. The Sexist Bias of Reproductive Theory
    Hypatia 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.
    Feminist Philosophy of ScienceFeminist BioethicsFeminist EthicsFeminism: ReproductionTopics in Femin…Read more
    Feminist Philosophy of ScienceFeminist BioethicsFeminist EthicsFeminism: ReproductionTopics in Feminist Philosophy, MiscReproductive EthicsFeminist History of PhilosophyFeminist Perspectives on Phenomena, Misc
  •  58
    A roundtable on feminism and philosophy in the mid-1990s: Taking stock
    Metaphilosophy 27 (1-2): 218-221. 1996.
    Feminist History of PhilosophyHistory of Western Philosophy, Misc
  •  76
    The Forgetting of Gender
    Teaching New Histories of Philosophy 1 61-85. 2004.
    Feminist History of Philosophy
  •  75
    Quine’s Hidden Premises
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 21 (1): 123-135. 1983.
    W. V. O. Quine
  •  54
    Engendering Rationalities (edited book)
    with Sandra Morgen
    State University of New York Press. 2001.
    Cutting edge feminist investigations of rationality
    Feminist Epistemology
  •  65
    Climate change and human rights
    In Thomas Cushman (ed.), Handbook of human rights, Routledge. pp. 410. 2012.
    Climate Change
  •  86
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    with Laurie Shrage
    Hypatia 15 (1). 2000.
    Philosophy of MindPhilosophy of Gender, Race, and Sexuality
  •  1090
    The Speculum of Ignorance: The Women's Health Movement and Epistemologies of Ignorance
    Hypatia 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
    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, critique, and transform ignorance.
    Feminist EpistemologyEpistemologies of IgnoranceFeminist Ethics
  •  94
    Feminist Perspectives on Science
    with Barbara Imber and Nancy Tuana
    Hypatia 3 (1). 1988.
    In this issue of Hypatia there is a consensus that science is not value-neutral and that cultural/political concerns enter into the epistemology, methodology and conclusions of scientific theory and practice. In future dialogues the question that needs to be further addressed is the precise role political concerns should play in the formulation of a feminist theory and practice of science.
    Feminist Philosophy of ScienceScience and Values
  •  1
    Sexuality
    with Laurie Shrage
    In Hugh LaFollette (ed.), The Oxford Hndbk of Practical Ethics, Oxford University Press Uk. 2005.
    Feminism: Sexuality
  •  39
    Feminism & Science
    Indiana University Press. 1989.
    ..". thoughtful critiques of the myriad issues between women and science." -- Belles Lettres "Outstanding collection of essays that raise the fundamental questions of gender in what we have been taught are objective sciences." -- WATERwheel ..". all of the articles are well written, informative, and convincing. Admirable editorial work makes this anthology unusually helpful for scholars and students... Highly recommended... " -- Choice Questioning the objectivity of scientific inquiry, this volu…Read more
    ..". thoughtful critiques of the myriad issues between women and science." -- Belles Lettres "Outstanding collection of essays that raise the fundamental questions of gender in what we have been taught are objective sciences." -- WATERwheel ..". all of the articles are well written, informative, and convincing. Admirable editorial work makes this anthology unusually helpful for scholars and students... Highly recommended... " -- Choice Questioning the objectivity of scientific inquiry, this volume addresses the scope of gender bias in science. The contributors examine the ways in which science is affected by and reinforces sexist biases. The essays reveal science to be a cultural institution, structured by the political, social, and economic values of the culture within which it is practiced.
    Science and Values
  •  92
    Elisabeth A. Lloyd. The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution. 311 pp., bibl., index. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2005. $27 (review)
    Isis 97 (2): 342-343. 2006.
  •  96
    An Infused Dialogue, Part 1: Borders, Fusions, Influence
    with Charles Scott
    Journal 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
    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 with the aim of transforming habits of thought and embodied dispositions, to give rise to new appreciations of difference through the deep, ongoing play of the in-between. Ours is an ontology of the in-between...
    Continental PhilosophyPoststructuralism
  •  101
    Woman and the history of philosophy
    Paragon House. 1992.
    Studys the philosophy of Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Rousseau, Kant, Hume, Locke, and Hegel and examines their underlying assumptions about women
    Feminist History of PhilosophyHistory of Western Philosophy, MiscFeminist Philosophy, General Works
  •  114
    Sexual harassment: Offers and coercion
    Journal of Social Philosophy 19 (2): 30-42. 1988.
    Sexual Harassment
  •  95
    The Hidden Structure of Quine’s Attack on Analyticity
    Southern Journal of Philosophy 20 (2): 257-262. 1982.
    W. V. O. QuineThe Analytic-Synthetic Distinction
  •  129
    Quinn on Duhem: An emendation
    Philosophy 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
    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 exegetical work on the Duhemian text. Unfortunately, Quinn's characterization of the logical relations of two of the central Duhemian theses is erroneous. I shall endeavor to correct these errors in this paper.
    Feminist EpistemologyQuine-Duhem Thesis
  •  153
    Feminism and philosophy: essential readings in theory, reinterpretation, and application (edited book)
    with Rosemarie Tong
    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.
    Feminist Philosophy, General WorksAnalytic Feminism
  •  73
    Climate Change—Editors’ Introduction
    with Chris J. Cuomo
    Hypatia 29 (3): 533-540. 2014.
    Climate ChangeFeminist Approaches to PhilosophyFeminism and Power
  •  109
    Preface
    with Laurie Shrage
    Hypatia 17 (1). 2002.
    Topics in Feminist Philosophy, MiscEuropean PhilosophyBritish Philosophy
  •  102
    Taking the indeterminacy of translation one step further
    Philosophical Studies 40 (2). 1981.
    The Indeterminacy of Translation
  •  137
    Topics in Feminism
    In Ed Zalta (ed.), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. pp. 1--22. 2012.
    Feminist Philosophy, General WorksScience and Values
  •  108
    Sandra Harding. Sciences from Below: Feminisms, Postcolonialities, and Modernities. 283 pp., bibl., index. Durham, N.C./London: Duke University Press, 2008. $22.95
    Isis 101 (1): 271-272. 2010.
    History of Science
  •  176
    Leading with ethics, aiming for policy: new opportunities for philosophy of science
    Synthese 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
    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 development. Through an analysis of two case studies, I illustrate how philosophers of science can make effective and productive contributions to science education as well as to interdisciplinary scientific research, and argue for the essential role of philosophers of science in the realm of science policy
    Ethics and Science
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