A Hasty Retreat From Evidence: The Recalcitrance of Relativism in Feminist Epistemology

Hypatia 13 (4):88-111 (1998)
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Abstract

While feminist epistemologists have made important contributions to the deconstruction of the traditional representationalist model, some elements of the Cartesian legacy remain. For example, relativism continues to play a role in the underdetermination thesis used by Longino and Keller. Both argue that because scientific theories are underdetermined by evidence, theory choice must be relative to interpretive frameworks. Utilizing Davidson's philosophy of language, I offer a nonrepresentationalist alternative to suggest how relativism can be more fully avoided.

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Sharyn Clough
Oregon State University

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