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
Recommended Citation
Taganas, Krissah Marga B., "Impoverished science : a feminist analysis of Thomas Kuhn's critique of the development of science" (2016). Undergraduate Theses. 4778.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/4778
Document Type
Thesis