Helen longino

Helen Longino

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  • Birthday

  • B.A. English Literature from Barnard College

  • M.A. Philosophy from University of Sussex

  • Ph.D. in Philosophy from Johns Hopkins University

  • Can There Be a Feminist Science?

    Dr. Longino argues that feminist perspectives can improve science by increasing diversity enabling more robust criticism to advance progress. Longino, Helen E. “Can There Be a Feminist Science?: Hypatia.” Cambridge Core, Cambridge University Press, 11 Mar. 2020, www.cambridge.org/core/journals/hypatia/article/abs/can-there-be-a-feminist-science/469039F2925E2C3BB7576D618C3E72CE.

  • Science as Social Knowledge

    Science as Social Knowledge
    This discusses how scientific knowledge is social in nature rather than being individual. Helen proposes "contextual empiricism" as an alternative to how future debates should progress. Longino, Helen. “Feminist Theories of Agency.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., www.britannica.com/topic/philosophical-feminism/Feminist-theories-of-agency#ref1049958. Accessed 7 Sept. 2024.

  • The Fate of Knowledge

    Knowledge is viewed as the outcome of social interactions in the scientific community not just individual reasoning. “Paperback.” Princeton University, The Trustees of Princeton University, press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691088761/the-fate-of-knowledge?srsltid=AfmBOop-_sBCGmmNQcdfiQ3nNQ92D6jKQqQjjRTjkpL3vS-Pu1WWtmUB. Accessed 7 Sept. 2024.

  • Studying Human Behavior

    Studying Human Behavior
    Dr. Longino explores methods studying human behavior, sexuality, and aggression. She looks at five aspects including quantitative behavioral genetics, molecular behavior genetics, developmental psychology, neurophysiology and anatomy, and social/environmental methods. “Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality.” Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 29 Nov. 2018, ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/studying-human-behavior-how-scientists-investigate-aggression-and-sexuality/.

  • Inducted into American Academy of Arts Sciences

  • Helen Longino - Critical Contextual Empiricism, Diversity and Inclusiveness - Video

    "science is a knowledge-seeking activity that takes place in a social world" Dr. Longino https://youtu.be/XysYymrh7IE?si=M53Wpp0pI3UhxOdJ