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Helen Longino born
Helen Longino was born on July 13, 1944. Longino is a philosopher with key impacts on feminist and social epistemology. "Her teaching and research interests are in philosophy of science, social epistemology, and feminist philosophy. She is particularly interested in the relations between scientific inquiry and its social, cultural, and economic contexts" (Professor Helen Longino). Her lecture about perspectives and pluralities:
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Life of Helen Longino
Born on July 13, 1944, Helen Longino is now 77 years old. -
Graduated from Barnard College (B.A)
Longino graduated Barnard College with a B.A. in English Literature (Helen Longino). -
Graduated from The University of Sussex (M.A.)
Longino graduated from the University of Sussex, England. She received an M.A. in Philosophy and her thesis was called “Tarski's Semantic Theory of Truth” (Helen Longino). -
Graduated from Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D)
Longino graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Ph.D. in Philosophy. Her specializations were in the Philosophy of Science and the Theory of Knowledge. Her dissertation was called "Inference and Scientific Discovery" (Helen Longino). -
Published Science as Social Knowledge
Published "Science As Social Knowledge (Princeton University Press, 1990)" (Helen Longino). In her book, she puts forward "a thoughtful and interesting attempt to reconcile an empiricist model of science with the social constructivist view" (Franklin). -
Publishes "The Fate of Knowledge
Longino publishes "The Fate of Knowledge (Princeton University Press, 2001)" (Helen Longino). She "seeks to break the current deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of science — academic battles founded on disagreement about the role of social forces in constructing scientific knowledge" (The Fate of Knowledge). -
Recieved the Robert K. Merton Professional Award for the best book
Longino received the Robert K. Merton Professional Award for the best book of the year as awarded by the Section
for Science, Knowledge, and Technology of the American Sociological Association for her work, "The Fate of Knowledge" (Helen Longino). -
Published Studying Human Behavior
Longino published "Studying Human Behavior (University of Chicago Press, 2013)" (Helen Longino).
In her book, she "surveys a number of scientific approaches to studying human aggression and sexuality" and " draws three main philosophical conclusions about these approaches to studying human aggression and sexuality" (Potochnik). -
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President of the Philosophy of Science Association
Longino was the President of the Philosophy of Science Association after serving as President-Elect for the prior two priors (Helen Longino). -
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