Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense

Hypatia 10 (3):50 - 84 (1995)
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Abstract

Feminist epistemology has often been understood as the study of feminine "ways of knowing." But feminist epistemology is better understood as the branch of naturalized, social epistemology that studies the various influences of norms and conceptions of gender and gendered interests and experiences on the production of knowledge. This understanding avoids dubious claims about feminine cognitive differences and enables feminist research in various disciplines to pose deep internal critiques of mainstream research.

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Elizabeth Anderson
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Personal knowledge.Michael Polanyi - 1958 - Chicago,: University of Chicago Press.
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