Feminism and Science

Published in 1989
264pages

epub


Nancy Tuana, Association Professor of the History of Ideas at the University of Texas at Dallas, has published in the philosophy of science and in feminist theory. She is the author of Woman and the History of Philosophy and the editor of Feminism and Science.

What is this book about?
Questioning the objectivity of scientific inquiry, this volume addresses the scope of gender bias in science. The contributors examine the ways in which science is affected by and reinforces sexist biases. The essays reveal science to be a cultural institution, structured by the political, social, and economic values of the culture within which it is practiced.