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First Book - Science as Social Knowledge
In her book Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry, Longino establishes and expands upon her concept of "contextual empiricism," which maintains that any methodology sufficiently capable of being "objective" in science is inevitably affected and influenced by sociocultural values. Her argument portrays science as a primarily social operation, as opposed to an individual pursuit. -
Second Book - The Fate of Knowledge
In response to the prevalent philosophical strife surrounding the role that social forces play in the cultivation of knowledge, a problem commonly referred to as the Science Wars, Longino's The Fate of Knowledge sought to dispel the presumption that these social forces are merely derived from irrationality. Instead, she contends that the rationality of knowledge is preserved by social interaction. -
Third Book - Studying Human Behavior
Studying Human Behavior is an empirical examination of five specific scientific approaches to the study of sexuality and aggression. Through rigorous analysis, Longino determines that each method possesses its own unique insights into the nature and nurture of human behavior, and thus possesses no superiority over the other methods. -
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President - PSA
Longino served as President of the Philosophy of Science Association. -
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First Vice President - IUHPST
Longino was First Vice President of the Division of Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. -
Romanell Prize
Helen Longino was selected as the Romanell Lecturer for 2021. Her lecture, entitled Naturalism? What Naturalism?, attempts to identify and contextualize the precepts of naturalism in epistemology, and makes the claim that the rules governing epistemics are more elastic than they seem. -
Works Cited
Longino, Helen E. Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry. Princeton University Press, 1990. Longino, Helen E. The Fate of Knowledge Helen E. Longino. Princeton University Press, 2001. Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality. The University of Chicago Press, 2013. Longino, Helen (2021) Naturalism? What Naturalism? Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 95. pp. 140-157.
