210.054 (17S) Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science
- Type Proseminar (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 4.0
- Registrations 9 (30 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction English
- Course begins on 20.04.2017
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Presentations and discussion
Course content
Feminist approaches are, explicitly, politically and socially engaged philosophical perspectives. As such, they seem prima facie incompatible with the entire scientific project, which is still widely taken to be purely objective. Can our objectivist “image of science” be reconciled with feminist approaches, or does this very image of science require important alterations if we are to accommodate feminist socio-political and epistemological concerns? And if so, what would these alterations be, and what would a “feminist image of science” look like? Broadly put, these are the questions that inform the aims of the course and the selection of its texts. There is a diverse array of feminist approaches to such questions. Three competing views—standpoint theory (e.g. Alison Wylie, Sally Haslanger), feminist contextual empiricism (e.g. Helen Longino) and feminist postmodernism (e.g. Donna Haraway, Karen Barad)—have been particularly dominant, and will form the backbone of the course. We will begin, however, with an introduction to the epistemology of situated knowers, which is both the starting point for most feminist approaches to science, and the source of many of the challenges it faces. Classes will be conducted as interactive group discussions.
Literature
Helen Logino, Alison Wylie, Donna Haraway, Sandra Harding, Karen Barad, Evelyn Fox Keller.
PDFs for all the texts will be provided.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Presentations and discussion
Course content
Feminist approaches are, explicitly, politically and socially engaged philosophical perspectives. As such, they seem prima facie incompatible with the entire scientific project, which is still widely taken to be purely objective. Can our objectivist “image of science” be reconciled with feminist approaches, or does this very image of science require important alterations if we are to accommodate feminist socio-political and epistemological concerns? And if so, what would these alterations be, and what would a “feminist image of science” look like? Broadly put, these are the questions that inform the aims of the course and the selection of its texts. There is a diverse array of feminist approaches to such questions. Three competing views—standpoint theory (e.g. Alison Wylie, Sally Haslanger), feminist contextual empiricism (e.g. Helen Longino) and feminist postmodernism (e.g. Donna Haraway, Karen Barad)—have been particularly dominant, and will form the backbone of the course. We will begin, however, with an introduction to the epistemology of situated knowers, which is both the starting point for most feminist approaches to science, and the source of many of the challenges it faces. Classes will be conducted as interactive group discussions.
Literature
Helen Logino, Alison Wylie, Donna Haraway, Sandra Harding, Karen Barad, Evelyn Fox Keller.
PDFs for all the texts will be provided.
Examination information
Examination methodology
Two short research papers (~1500 words each, 45% of the overall grade each) and one presentation (10% of the overall grade)
Examination methodology
Two short research papers (~1500 words each, 45% of the overall grade each) and one presentation (10% of the overall grade)
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Non degree programme Gender Studies
(SKZ: 600b, Version: 04W)
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Subject: Einführung in die Feministische Wissenschaft / Gender Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Einführung in Gender Studies (
2.0h VU / 4.0 ECTS)
- 210.054 Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Einführung in Gender Studies (
2.0h VU / 4.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Einführung in die Feministische Wissenschaft / Gender Studies
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Philosophy
(SKZ: 541, Version: 16W.1)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie
(Compulsory elective)
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Theoretische Philosophie (
0.0h VO, PS, SE / 36.0 ECTS)
- 210.054 Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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Theoretische Philosophie (
0.0h VO, PS, SE / 36.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Philosophy
(SKZ: 541, Version: 10W.2)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie
(Compulsory elective)
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Theoretische Philosophie (
0.0h XX / 36.0 ECTS)
- 210.054 Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Theoretische Philosophie (
0.0h XX / 36.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie
(Compulsory elective)
- Master's degree programme Philosophy
(SKZ: 941, Version: 10W.1)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie und ihre Geschichte
(Compulsory elective)
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Theoretische Philosophie und ihre Geschichte (
0.0h XX / 24.0 ECTS)
- 210.054 Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Theoretische Philosophie und ihre Geschichte (
0.0h XX / 24.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Theoretische Philosophie und ihre Geschichte
(Compulsory elective)
- Erweiterungscurriculum Gender Studies
(Version: 16W.1)
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Subject: Vertiefende LVs der Gender Studies
(Compulsory subject)
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Seminar oder Proseminar Gender (
0.0h PS,SE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 210.054 Feminist Approaches to the Philosophy of Science (2.0h PS / 4.0 ECTS)
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Seminar oder Proseminar Gender (
0.0h PS,SE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Vertiefende LVs der Gender Studies
(Compulsory subject)