Objectivity and Diversity: Another Logic of Scientific Research

by Sandra G. Harding

Science claims objectivity, but is it just bias in disguise? Sandra Harding argues for a more inclusive approach that considers diverse viewpoints and the impact of research on marginalized groups. It's science, but fair and accountable.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Feminism, Social Science

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First published May 1, 2015

About the author

Sandra G. Harding was an American philosopher of feminist and postcolonial theory, epistemology, research methodology, and philosophy of science. She directed the UCLA Center for the Study of Women from 1996 to 2000, and co-edited Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society from 2000 to 2005. Until her deceassed, she was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education and Gender Studies at UCLA and a Distinguished Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University. In 2013 she was awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize by the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S).

Reviews

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really important book, highly relevant to what is happening right now in academia. Harding describes how postcolonial science studies and feminist science studies emerged out of mainstream STS (science & technology studies), and what work is next to be done toward "objectivity."