Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science

<p><i>The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Philosophy of Science </i>is a comprehensive resource for feminist thinking about and in the sciences. Its 33 chapters were written exclusively for this <i>Handbook </i>by a group of leading international philosophers as well as scholars in gender studies women’s studies psychology economics and political science.</p><p>The chapters of the <i>Handbook </i>are organized into four main parts: </p><p>I. Hidden Figures and Historical Critique</p><p>II. Theoretical Frameworks</p><p>III. Key Concepts and Issues</p><p>IV. Feminist Philosophy of Science in Practice.</p><p>The chapters in this extensive fourth part examine the relevance of feminist philosophical thought for a range of scientific and professional disciplines including biology and biomedical sciences; psychology cognitive science and neuroscience; the social sciences; physics; and public policy. </p><p>The <i>Handbook </i>gives a snapshot of the current state of feminist philosophy of science allowing students and other newcomers to get up to speed quickly in the subfield and providing a handy reference for many different kinds of researchers.</p>