Science and Other Cultures: Issues in Philosophies of Science and Technology

What does "diversity" mean for science and technology? Although the term might evoke the now familiar feminist and gender analyses, Science and Other Cultures demonstrates that the idea of diversity in the sciences means much more than that. Sandra Harding and Robert Figueroa here bring together an important collection of original essays by leading philosophers that explore an extensive range of diversity issues as they apply to the philosophy of science and technology. Conceiving diversity in a broad new way, these essays pinpoint the cultural, racial, and ethical concerns that underlie scientific inquiry and practice. Science and Other Cultures charts important new directions in ongoing discussions of science and technology, and makes a significant contribution to both scholarly and teaching resources available in the field. Book jacket.