Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science: Power in Knowledge

Book Overview

Having enjoyed more than twenty years of development, feminist epistemology and philosophy of science are now thriving fields of inquiry, offering current scholars a rich tradition from which to draw. In addition to a recognition of the power of knowledge itself and its effects on women's lives, a central feature of feminist epistemology and philosophy of science has been the attention they draw to the role of power dynamics within knowledge-seeking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400795041
• ISBN13: 9789400795044
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"