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Helen Longino Story
An american philosopher who argued the significance of values and social interaction to scientific inquiry.
Reference
Achinstein, Peter "Helen Longino" June 2018 -
Birth
Helen Elizabeth Longino was born July 13, 1944.
Reference
Achinstein, Peter "Helen Longino" June 2018 -
Science of Social Knowledge
Feminism has been written about in books to make a difference in the world. In 1990, Helen published book called Science of Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity Scientific inquiry. This book was about the significant works in feminist epistemology and feminist science studies.
Reference
McHugh NA. Feminist Philosophies A-Z. Edinburgh University Press; 2007. -
The Fate of Knowledge
In 2002, Helen came out with a book called The Fate of Knowledge. This book is about wars that needs to break between philosophers of science and sociologist of science, having a disagreement about the role of social forces in constructing scientific knowledge.
Philosophers vs Sociologist Science Wars
Reference
"Helen Longino". Stanford University -
Leadership
Helen have set an example for young, upcoming philosophers. She served as President of the Philosophy of Science in 2013-2014. Then became the 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 in 2016-2019.
References
"History of Science Society Philosophy of Science Association 6-9 November 2014
"International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology" 2015 -
Feminist Philosophy of Science
Helen's work had finally paid off. Helen won the Caucus Prize in Feminist Philosophy of Science because of her book Studying Human Behavior: How Scientist Investigate Aggression and Sexuality. Helen has been active in women liberation since the late 1960s which is what helped her want to work in this field.
References
"Helen Longino" Feminist Theory Website
"History of Science Society Philosophy of Science Association 6-9 November 2014.
