Science and Social Inequality: Feminist and Postcolonial Issues

by Sandra G. Harding

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In Science and Social Inequality, Sandra Harding makes the provocative argument that the philosophy and practices of today's Western science, contrary to its Enlightenment mission, work to insure that more science will only worsen existing gaps between the best and worst off around the world. She defends this claim by exposing the ways that hierarchical social formations in modern Western sciences encode antidemocratic principles and practices,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252073045

ISBN13:9780252073045

Release Date:April 2006

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Feminist Theory Gender Studies History & Philosophy Humanities Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Science Science & Math Science & Scientists

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