-
Period: to
Education
Helen received a BA in English literature in 1966 and a Masters in philosophy in 1967, later earning her PhD in 1973. She then went on to teach at various universities from 1973 to 2005 before joining Stanford's philosophy dept. From 2013-2014 she was President of the Philosophy of Science Association and from 2016-2019 was the first VP of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science. -
The Fate of Knowledge
In 2002, Helen published her book The Fate of Knowledge in which she attempts to cease disagreements over the effect of social forces in sciences. Helen challenges that social forces are bias and instead claims they help rationalize and secure knowledge. She ties together feminist epistemology, sociology, and contemporary philosophy. SOURCE:
https://press.princeton.edu/titles/7156.html Longino, Helen E. The Fate of Knowledge. Princeton University Press, 2002. -
Studying Human Behavior
Helen Longino's book Studying Human Behavior, published in 2013 was awarded the Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize for 2014 by the Women's Caucus of the Philosophy of Science Association. The book details the complexities of "nature vs nurture" when studying human behavior. She focuses on how scientists use empirical investigation to study human behavior and five approaches to studying it. SOURCE:
https://sts.stanford.edu/publications/studying-human-behavior -
Plurality of Perspectives
Helen Longino elaborates in a lecture given at Stanford University that scientific progress can only be made through a "plurality of perspectives" and that when different points of view are open to analysis and critique from different perspectives is when true scientific knowledge can unfold. SOURCE:
https://assemblyseries.wustl.edu/people/helen-longino/
