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Born
Helen Longino was born on July 13, 1944. -
BA in English Literature from Barnard College
She received her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Barnard College in 1966. -
MA in Philosophy from Sussex University
She next completed her Masters degree in Philosophy from the University of Sussex in 1967 -
PhD from Johns Hopkins University
She then received her PhD under the guidance of Peter Achinstein from Johns Hopkins University in 1973. Her dissertation was on Interference and Scientific Discovery. -
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Professor at University of California, San Diego
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Professor at Mills College
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Science As Social Knowledge is Published
Dr. Longino has concentrated on the social aspects of scientific knowledge. She also examines the feminist point of view in science. She published Science as Social Knowledge in 1990. In this book she highlights social values in scientific knowledge.
Longino, Helen E. Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry. Princeton University Press, 1990. -
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Professor at Rice University
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Professor at the University of Minnesota
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The Fate of Knowledge is Published
In 2002, The Fate of Knowledge was published. In this publication, Dr Longino concentrates on the disagreement between philosophers of science and sociologists of science. She asserts that social forces assist in acquiring knowledge.
Longino, Helen. The the Fate of Knowledge. Princeton University Press, 2001. -
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Professor at Stanford University
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Philosophy Department Chair - Stanford University
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Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality is Published
In 2002, The Fate of Knowledge was published. In this publication, Dr. Longino concentrates on the disagreement between philosophers of science and sociologists of science. She asserts that social forces assist in acquiring knowledge.
Longino, Helen. Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality. Illustrated, University of Chicago Press, 2013. -
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President of the Philosophy of Science Association
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First Vice President - Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science