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Born
Born at the end of World War II, Helen Longino was born into a society in which science was still heavily dominated by men. -
Select Science As Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry Helen Longino - Princeton University Press - 1990
Longino presents the case that data does not support or discredit a hypothesis independently of the social environment it is collected and evaluated in. Overcoming the gap between data and the need to scrutinize according to the society that gathers it is the scrutiny of a diverse set of observers and evaluators. Longino offers the concept of contextual empiricism, arguing that the importance and significance of data is relevant to the perceptions of the world according to those who collect it. -
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Lifetime Contribution to Philosophy of Science
From the release of Science as Social Knowledge through the present, Longino has contributed to feminist epistemology and feminist studies, alongside the philosophy of science. Her work has a common theme, which explores the subjectivity of science and philosophy to the structures of the society that it exists in. Ranging from pornography to evolution, Longino has contributed to ongoing debates about the role of feminism and patriarchy socially, and how that social structure influences academia. -
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
For her lifetime of contribution to feminist studies and philosophy, Longino was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the academy is a collection of artists and scientists, currently with nearly five thousand members. Notable fellow inductees include Jonas Salk, Robert Oppneheimer, and Duke Ellington.