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Relativism or Anti-Anti-Relativism? Epistemological and Rhetorical Moves in Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
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Abstract Feminist approaches in epistemology and philosophy of science have frequently been labelled as ’relativist’, both by feminist as well as by non-feminist philosophers. Regularly the so labelled distance themselves from even the mere suspicion of relativist... view more
Feminist approaches in epistemology and philosophy of science have frequently been labelled as ’relativist’, both by feminist as well as by non-feminist philosophers. Regularly the so labelled distance themselves from even the mere suspicion of relativist tendencies. There is a remarkable discrepancy between an attributed and a self-declared relativism. Taking the self-declared relativism of Lorraine Code as an example, the article argues that it is a case of a rhetorical not epistemological relativism, better termed as anti-anti-relativism, but that there are nevertheless good reasons for feminists to follow Code along that path.... view less
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epistemology; feminism; philosophy of science; relativism;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 407-419
Journal
European Journal of Women's Studies, 12 (2005) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1350506805057098
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)