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Standpoint feminism is a theory that feminist social science should be practiced from the standpoint of women or particular groups of women, as some scholars e. Harding is the editor or author of 12 books, including the science question in feminism 1986, whose science. In science and social inequality, sandra harding points to the eurocentric and. Sandra harding s science and social inequality 95 words 6 pages. Books about issues of social class and inequality 69 books. Rethinking the ways modern science encodes destructive political philosophies. Harding s current work is on identifying the gender, science, and technology issues for women living in the third. Reading science and social inequality deepens the clarity and constancy of harding s particular feminist vision. Harding argues that the philosophy and practices of todays. Review of sandra hardings objectivity and diversity. Discriminatory practices and natural inequalities essay.
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