A Hasty Retreat From Evidence

The Recalcitrance of Relativism in Feminist Epistemology

Bibliographic Data

ID12147232
AuthorsShepard Clough (0000-0003-1149-6681, corresponding author), Sharyn Clough
Year1998
Volume13
Issue4
Pages88-111
Publication date1998-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHypatia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1527-2001.1998.tb01386.x
OpenAlexW2168878210
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited22

While feminist epistemologists have made important contributions to the deconstruction of the traditional representationalist model, some elements of the Cartesian legacy remain. For example, relativism continues to play a role in the underdetermination thesis used by Longino and Keller. Both argue that because scientific theories are underdetermined by evidence, theory choice must be relative to interpretive frameworks. Utilizing Davidson's philosophy of language, I offer a nonrepresentationalist alternative to suggest how relativism can be more fully avoided

Deconstruction (building · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Relativism · Underdetermination · Underdetermined system · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science

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