Anderson, Elizabeth. Knowledge, Human Interests, and Objectivity in Feminist Epistemology
1995, Philosophical Topics 23(2), pp. 27-58.
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Added by: Olivia Maegaard NielsenAbstract:
This paper aims to defuse the hysteria over value-laden inquiry by showing how it is based on a misapprehension of the arguments of the most careful advocates of such inquiry, an impoverished understanding of the goals of science, a mistaken model of the interaction of normative and evidential considerations in science, and a singular inattention to the empirical facts about how responsible inquirers go about their business.Comment: This text provides useful arguments for feminist epistemologies, especially feminist empiricism, and would be recommended to add in a class on epistemology, feminist epistemology, or the philosophy of science, especially for more advanced students. The text is a reply to a debate between Helen Longino and Susan Haack, so reading the three authors together as part of a section in a seminar would be interesting and would provide some important context for understanding Anderson.
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