Feminist philosophy of science: `standpoint' and knowledge

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These two accounts together with a third approach, ‘model-based objectivity’, indicate there is a clear sense in which we can understand how a standpoint theory both contributes to a better understanding of scientific knowledge and can provide a feminist epistemology. </p> </div> <br> <dl class="s-abstract-dl-horizontal"> <dt>Publication:</dt> <dd> <div id="article-publication">Science & Education</div> </dd> <dt>Pub Date:</dt> <dd>November 2008</dd> <dt>DOI:</dt> <dd> <p class="doi-p"> <a href="/link_gateway/2008Sc&Ed..17.1089C/doi:10.1007/s11191-006-9069-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/s11191-006-9069-z</a> <i class="fa fa-external-link"></i> </p> </dd> <dt>Bibcode:</dt> <dd> <a href="/abs/2008Sc%26Ed..17.1089C/abstract"> 2008Sc&Ed..17.1089C </a> <i class="icon-help" title="The bibcode is assigned by the ADS as a unique identifier for the paper."></i> </dd> <dt>Keywords:</dt> <dd> <ul class="list-inline"> <li>Feminist epistemology;</li> <li>Feminist philosophy of science;</li> <li>Standpoint theory;</li> <li>Objectivity;</li> <li>Relativism;</li> <li>Models</li> </ul> </dd> </dl> </article> </div> <div data-widget="ShowCitations"></div> <div data-widget="ShowReferences"></div> <div data-widget="ShowCoreads"></div> <div data-widget="ShowSimilar"></div> <div data-widget="ShowTableofcontents"></div> <div data-widget="ShowGraphics"></div> <div data-widget="ShowExportcitation" data-origin="abstract"></div> <div data-widget="ShowMetrics" data-allow-redirect="false"></div> <div data-widget="MetaTagsWidget"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="s-right-col-container col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-3 col-lg-2 s-right-column" id="right-col-container" > <div data-widget="ShowResources"> <div data-reactroot="" class="s-right-col-widget-container" style="padding: 10px" > <div> <div class="resources__container"> <div class="resources__full__list"> <div class="resources__header__row"> <i class="fa fa-file-text-o" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <div class="resources__header__title">full text sources</div> </div> <div class="resources__content"> <div class="resources__content__title"> Publisher </div> <div class="resources__content__links"> <span> <div class="resources__content__link__separator">|</div> </span> <span> <a href="/link_gateway/2008Sc&Ed..17.1089C/PUB_HTML" rel="noopener" class="resources__content__link " > <i class="fa fa-file-text" aria-hidden="true"> </i> </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-widget="ShowAssociated"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-widget="ShowGraphicsSidebar"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer-container"> <div data-widget="FooterWidget"> <div class="footer s-footer"> <footer> <div class="__footer_wrapper"> <div class="__footer_brand"> © The SAO Astrophysics Data System <div class="__footer_brand_extra"> <p> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> adshelp[at]cfa.harvard.edu </p> <p> The ADS is operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under NASA Cooperative Agreement <em>80NSSC21M0056</em> </p> </div> <div class="__footer_brand_logos"> <div class="logo1"> <a href="http://www.si.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> <img id="smithsonian-logo" src="/styles/img/smithsonian-logo.svg" alt="Smithsonian logo" /> </a> </div> <div class="logo2"> <a href="https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> <img src="/styles/img/cfa.png" alt="Harvard Center for Astrophysics logo" id="cfa-logo" /> </a> </div> <div class="logo3"> <a href="http://www.nasa.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> <img src="/styles/img/nasa-partner.svg" alt="NASA logo" id="nasa-logo" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="__footer_brand_disclaimer"> *The material contained in this document is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant or cooperative agreement. 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