HSS 2121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Novum Organum, Francis Bacon, Baconian Method
26 Sep 2016
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Whose knowledge; science = latin to know"; systematized knowledge (primitive attempt by cavemen) What values are inherent in those methods? (method chosen says something about what"s important, valued etc. ) Science is not value-free"; not objective and universally true. Medical knowledge influenced by human, cultural, social factors. Refrigerator mothers" cold, distant mothers caused autism! Traditionally, knowledge was developed through science (male science; rational thinking) Understand the various views on women"s intellectual abilities throughout the ages. The origins of women in science and nursing knowledge, its structures and methods different from doctors. Nursing has both scientific knowledge and conventional wisdom (hasn"t been scientifically tested) Female scientists not part of our history: invisible or marginalized. Feminist scientists & historians: revealed cultural roots of gender imbalance in knowledge fields. Revealed the almost systematic exclusion of women from higher echelons of science". European union"s promotion of women in science: women in research & innovation.
