Helen Longino

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  • Birth

    Helen Elizabeth Longino, born on July 13, 1944, in Jacksonville, FL, is a pivotal figure in feminist epistemology and social epistemology, emphasizing the significance of values and social interactions. She currently holds the title of Clarence Irving Lewis Professor in Philosophy, Emerita, at Stanford University.

  • B.A. in English literature, Barnard College

  • Philosophy Masters Degree, University of Sussex

  • PhD from Johns Hopkins University

  • Science as Social Knowledge

    In 1990, she published her first book, Science as Social Knowledge, arguing that social values are relevant to the supposed objectivity of scientific knowledge and contending that observations and data collected by scientists do not serve as definitive evidence for or against any hypothesis. Longino, Helen E. Science as Social Knowledge. 1990, https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691209753.

  • The Fate of Knowledge

    Her most influential work, The Fate of Knowledge, was published in 2001 and won the Robert K. Merton Professional Award for best book from the Section for Science, Knowledge, and Technology of the American Sociological Association in 2002. This book examines the relationship between the knowledge of philosophers and sociologists of science. ---. “The Fate of Knowledge.” Princeton University Press eBooks, 2002, https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691187013.

  • Robert K. Merton Professional Award

  • Studying Human Behavior

    Longino’s latest book, Studying Human Behavior, was published in 2013 and received the Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize in 2014. In this work, she analyzes five different scientific approaches to the epistemological framework of human aggression and sexuality, arguing that scientific research is valuable for guiding policymakers. ---. Studying Human Behavior. 2013, https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226921822.001.0001.