Allie is going to post some questions for you about this interview by journalist Bill Moyer of the feminist scientist Evelyn Fox Keller.
http://billmoyers.com/content/evelyn-fox-keller/
I can relate the point she makes about language bring the connection between values and expectation and technical aspects of science. I though the statement she made about the nature of science was to embrace the dominance of man over women was a little harsh but true when looking at the history cited by Keller and others. She continues to say that the scientific revolution was based on the patriarchal relationship between men in science. The notion of women being "the weaker sex" has a way of going against the nation on objectivity as a masculine notion. The notion of strong objectivity is present by the feminist as a method of achieving increased objectivity by being up front about their subjective motives and funding to order to avoid the collective biases.
I can relate the point she makes about language bring the connection between values and expectation and technical aspects of science. I though the statement she made about the nature of science was to embrace the dominance of man over women was a little harsh but true when looking at the history cited by Keller and others. She continues to say that the scientific revolution was based on the patriarchal relationship between men in science. The notion of women being "the weaker sex" has a way of going against the nation on objectivity as a masculine notion. The notion of strong objectivity is present by the feminist as a method of achieving increased objectivity by being up front about their subjective motives and funding to order to avoid the collective biases.
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