Helen longino

Helen Longino

By MaddieZ
  • Helen Longino is born

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    Longino's Education

    Helen Longino graduated with an English literature degree from Bernard College in 1966. She then received her master in philosophy from the University of Sussex in 1967. Finally achieving her PhD from John Hopkins university in 1973. She did so under Peter Achinstein's supervision. She wrote her dissertation on Inference and Scientific Discovery.
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    Her Teaching Career

    Helen encouraged other women to pursue science by teaching at multiple colleges as soon as she received her PhD. She t aught at: University of California, San Diego (1973–1975), Mills College (1975–1990), Rice University (1990–1995), and the University of Minnesota (1995–2005). After Minnesota she joined the philosophy department at Stanford university where she continues teaching today.
  • First Book Published

    Helens first book, Science as Social Knowledge (1990), discussed the importance of social values on scientific objectivity. She states that any evidence gathered to support a theory is subject to the social values of the time. Said social values determine what evidence can be used to support a theory or a hypothesis. This causes gaps in logic that must then be filled with already established beliefs and assumptions.
  • The Fate of Knowledge

    Helen's second book, The Fate of Knowledge (2002), won the Robert K. Merton Professional Award for best book right after publication. In this book, she attempts to bring the knowledge of both philosophers and sociologists of science together. As she demonstrated in her previous book, the two should not be viewed as mutually exclusive; instead they work in tandem. Longino, Helen E. 2002. The Fate of Knowledge. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08876-4
  • Most Recent Book

    Her most recent book, Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality (2013), received an award for Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize a year after publication. It was granted by the Women's Caucus of the Philosophy of Science Association. Her book discusses how public policy makers would gain from understanding the multitude of research perspectives available when using scientific research as a guide.