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Fighting for Women's Rights
Helen participated in the Women's Liberation Movement in the late 1960s. She also continued to stabilize women's academic programs at colleges and universities where she taught. As chairman of the American Philosophical Association Committee on the status of Women in Professions, she brought attention to women's discrimination not only in philosophy but also in education, competitions, etc. -
'Science as Social Knowledge'
In the book 'Science as Social Knowledge' argued the relevance of social values on scientific knowledge. Longino develops the concept of contextual empiricism which analyzes research programs that have drawn criticism from feminism. She examines gender roles and behaviors and how social values affect description, presentation, and interpretation of data. -
'Fate of Knowledge'
In her second book Longino tries to resolve the disagreement on roles of social values in scientific knowledge. Philosophers downplay social factors, saying science is a product of scientists’ cognitive thoughts and knowledge. Sociologists argue that science isn't just based on cognitive knowledge, but also subconscious factors, like bias, that contribute to theories and how scientists develop them; these subconscious factors also contribute to the community and how accepted theories will be. -
Who Owns Science?
This question was asked to Helen and other scientists at a conference for the 24th annual Associations for Psychological Science Convention. This question was to get their perspective on the quality of knowledge and impact on diversity. She says we need to accept criticism in science and that everyone should be treated equally so science expands and accepts everyone's views and imputes on theories. To expand on knowledge we need to reject past cultural and social ideas. -
'Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality'
In the book it talks about how scientists study aggression and sexuality. It also talks about the five approaches to studying behavior: quantitative behavioral genetics, molecular behavior genetics, developmental psychology, neurophysiology and anatomy, and social/environmental methods. She analyzes how people receive and push out this behavior research in scientific, social settings. She says there is no correct approach but that each contributes to our overall understanding of human behavior. -
Citations and Video Link
Longino, Helen E. Science as Social Knowledge : Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1990 Longino, Helen E. The Fate of Knowledge. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 2002. Longino, Helen E. Studying Human Behavior : How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality. Chicago, Ill., The University Of Chicago Press, 2013.