Impoverished science : a feminist analysis of Thomas Kuhn's critique of the development of science

Date

6-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Marie Abelyn C. Kwe

Abstract

This work argues that Thomas Kuhn's notion in the progress and development of science in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions shares parallelisms with the accounts of feminist philosophers of science on how science should be approached and pursued in the context of feminist science studies. Despite Kuhn being deliberate that his studies composed only of the critique in the development of the natural science and not for advocating feminism, his works were influential in the development of Feminist Philosophy of Science. The study shows how the Kuhnian concept of scientific revolution in science is used by feminist philosophers of science in their critique of the androcentricity of science. It examines Kuhn?s critique of science as credible, well-established, and value-free knowledge-seeking body. It also questions the value of objectivity and the scientific mode of inquiry, which are the same characteristics that gave authority to traditional science. It traces academic feminism and feminist critiques of science to the influence of Thomas Kuhn, by inspecting the tenets of feminist philosophy of science.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2016 P5 /T34

Document Type

Thesis

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