-
Helen Longino's Early life
Born 13 July 1944, Helen Longino is an American philosopher of science best known for her major contributions in science, where she emphasizes the role of social interaction in scientific objectivity and social epistemology. She is also seen as a women role model for focusing some of her work in social and feminine epistemology. -
Academic Accomplishments
She completed a BA at Barnard college in 1966, then obtained her MA in Philosophy from Sussex University in 1967, followed by her PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1973. -
Major Contributions to Science
Her first book titled Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry focuses on the relationship between the objectivity of science and social and cultural constructions. She also emphases how scientific research on human life an social relations bind together by the social dimensions of scientific knowledge and research which are affected by social relations and the social aspects of science inquiry. -
Additional Research Articles
She has written many articles, one of them titled “cognitive and non-cognitive values in the field of science: Rethinking the Dichotomy” in which she argues most, if not all the research programs in practice describe behavior as dispositions to behave in act or not on actions. -
Honors and Awards
She was awarded the Carl G. Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Philosophy of Science Association (November 12,2022), and as of now, she is a titular member of the Académie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (2020- Present) -
References
Kukla, Rebecca. "Helen Longino, Studying Human Behavior: How Scientists Investigate Aggression and Sexuality, University of Chicago Press, 2013." Kennedy Institute of Ethics, 31 Mar. 2014, kiej.georgetown.edu/helen-longino-studying-human-behavior-how-scientists-investigate-aggression-and-sexuality-university-of-chicago-press-2013/ -
References Continued
Lewis, Clarence. "Helen Longino." Standford Profiles, profiles.stanford.edu/helen-longino?tab=publications. Zhang, Tim Y. "Woman is a Rational Animal." The University of Chicago, 2 Feb. 2022, womanisrational.uchicago.edu/2022/02/02/helen-longino/.