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Contemporary feminist perspectives on biological science

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    John Dupré

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The works here discussed build on a large body of feminist research on science in recent years. All contain ample citations, and Harding also provides a useful bibliography. I have not made any attempt here to refer to the various authors who share the credit for the ideas discussed in this review, and have limited citation to the absolute minimum. I would, however, like to mention three scholars whose work both written and spoken has particularly contributed to whatever understanding I have acquired of the issues here discussed: Donna Haraway (1981, 1985, and various other papers), Evelyn Fox Keller (especially her 1984), and Helen Longino, whose forthcoming book will mark another major step in the understanding of the role of values in science. I would also like to thank Regenia Gagnier, from whom I have learnt a great deal about feminism, and whose comments on an earlier draft of this review led to many improvements.

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Dupré, J. Contemporary feminist perspectives on biological science. Biol Philos 4, 107–119 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144047

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