Feminism and Epistemology
Approaches to Research in Women and Politics
By Maria J Falco
Published October 11th 1988 by Routledge – 142 pages
Description
Here is a timely and informative introduction to a new phase of the ongoing feminist dialogue, reflecting the special dimension feminists have added to the debate over the positivist-behavioral paradigm. This provocative volume challenges long-held political values and ideologies, as well as the basic understanding of fundamental thought processes and methods of perception and cognition. Experts present two aspects of the current debate within feminism--the argument for including feminist perspectives in social science research versus the argument for a “humanist” and “pluralist” approach to political and philosphical inquiry.
Contents
Contents Preface
- Part I: Two Viewpoints
- Feminist Epistemology Is Political Action
- Beyond Methodological Monism
- Part II: Towards a Feminist Epistemology
- Liberal Positivistic Epistemology and Research on Women and Politics
- Storytelling Power: Personal Narratives and Political Analysis
- Post-Lacanian French Feminist Theory: Luce Irigaray
- Part III: From Monism to Pluralism
- The Feminization of Epistemology: Gender and the Social Sciences
- Political Science and Caring: Or, The Perils of Balkanized Social Science
- I Feel, Therefore I Am: A Critique of Female Experience as the Basis for a Feminist Epistemology
- Part IV: Bibliographic Essay
- Feminist Epistemology: A Survey of the Field
Name: Feminism and Epistemology: Approaches to Research in Women and Politics (Hardback) – Routledge
Description: By Maria J Falco. Here is a timely and informative introduction to a new phase of the ongoing feminist dialogue, reflecting the special dimension feminists have added to the debate over the positivist-behavioral paradigm. This provocative volume challenges long-held...
Categories: Area Studies, Political Studies, Gender Studies - Soc Sci, Gender Politics, Feminist Theory