Helen longino

Helen Longino Timeline

By gdmarmol

  • Birth

    Birth
    Helen Elizabeth Longino was born on July 13th, 1944, in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of James Charles Junior and Helen I. (O'Brien) Longino.
    An American philosopher of science has argued for the significance of values and social interactions to scientific inquiry. She has written about the role of women in science and is a central figure in feminist epistemology and social epistemology. She is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.

  • Barnard College

    Barnard College
    Longino received her B.A. in English literature from Barnard College in 1966.

  • Masters

    Masters
    Longino received her Master of Arts, University Sussex, Brighton, England, in 1967.

  • Doctorates

    Doctorates
    Longino received her Doctorates of Philosophy, at Johns Hopkins University, 1973, in Baltimore Maryland.

  • Teaching

    Teaching
    Longino taught at the University of California, San Diego (1973–1975), Mills College (1975–1990), Rice University (1990–1995), and the University of Minnesota (1995–2005)

  • First Book

    First Book
    Longinowrote her first book in 1990, Science As Social Knowledge. The book covers conventional wisdom has it that the sciences, properly pursued, constitute a pure, value-free method of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. Examining theories of human evolution and prenatal hormonal determination of “gender-role” behavior, sex differences in cognition, and sexual orientation.

  • Second Book

    Second Book
    Longino wrote her second book "The Fate of Knowledge" in 2002.
    Her book received the Robert K. Merton Professional Award from the American Sociological Association for best book in Science, Knowledge, and Technology.

  • Third Book

    Third Book
    Her third book talks about the complexities of human behavioral research, a domain still dominated by the age-old debate of “nature versus nurture.” Rather than supporting one side or another or attempting to replace that dichotomy with a different framework for understanding behavior, Longino focuses on how scientists study it, specifically sexual behavior and aggression, and asks what can be known about human behavior through empirical investigation.

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    In 2016, she was awarded the degree of Doctor honoris causa by the University of Turku School of Economics and also elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

  • Achievements

    Achievements
    Longino was awarded the Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize for 2014 by the Women's Caucus of the Philosophy of Science Association.
    Longino's book Studying Human Behavior (2013) was awarded the Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize for 2014 by the Women's Caucus of the Philosophy of Science Association.
    She was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018.

  • Currently

    Currently
    She is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
    Longino recently completed her term as President of the Philosophy of Science Association. Helen is still teaching at Stanford.