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Helen Longino was born on July 13, 1944 in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a feminist and is a social epistemology figure who has written on women in science.
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In 1966, Longino received her Bachelor's degree in English literature from Barnard College
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Longino obtained Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1973 from Johns Hopkins University. She then taught at the University California from 1973-1975, Mills College 1975-1990, Rice University 1990-1995, then the University of Minnesota 1995-2005. After, she joined the philosophy department in Stanford University.
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In 2002, Longino's second book, "The Fate of Knowledge" received the Robert K. Merton Award for the best book in the Science, Knowledge, and Technology section of the American Sociological Association.
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Longino received best book for "Studying Human Behavior" for Feminist Philosophy Prize for the year 2014.
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In 2016, she received a Doctorate degree from the University of Turku School of Economics, and elected for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was then elected for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018.
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Longino is currently the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University.
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Zhang, T. (2022). Woman is rational. Retrieved from University of Chicago website: https://womanisrational.uchicago.edu/2022/02/02/helen-longino/#
Meyers, D. (2023). Philosophical feminism. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/philosophical-feminism/Feminist-theories-of-agency#ref1049958 -
One of Longino's most significant contributions to the Philosophy of science was her advocacy for sociality of scientific knowledge, "critical contextual empiricism," she says. She spoke on various topics in ethics, the link below is one of her most important and educational views regarding the philosophy of science.
https://youtu.be/GYU1mZnNZf8?si=qpWWJsIY3FwN5QsQ