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Helen Longino: Perspectives and Pluralities
Helen Longino: Perspectives and Pluralities
ABSTRACT This lecture will explore how the same phenomenon assumes different forms from different research perspectives and consequences of this for our understanding of scientific knowledge. SPEAKER PROFILE Helen Longino’s teaching and research interests are in philosophy of science, social epistemology, and feminist philosophy. She is the author of The Fate of Knowledge (Princeton University […]
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Helen Longino: Individuals or Populations: How Scale Matters
Helen Longino: Individuals or Populations: How Scale Matters
This lecture will explore the difference between studying human behavior as an individual characteristic versus studying it as a group property. SPEAKER PROFILE Helen Longino’s teaching and research interests are in philosophy of science, social epistemology, and feminist philosophy. She is the author of The Fate of Knowledge (Princeton University Press, 2002), and many articles […]
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Peter Anstey: Locke on Measurement
Peter Anstey: Locke on Measurement
ABSTRACT This Rotman Lecture concerns John Locke’s practical and theoretical interest in measurement. Locke’s fascination with the measurement of weight, distance, time and monetary value is evident throughout his notebooks, journal and correspondence. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that it features in his philosophical reflections as early as Drafts A and B of the Essay […]