Donna Haraway's Metatheory of Science and Religion: Cyborgs, Trickster, and Hermes

Abstract. This article is a close reading of two essays by Donna Haraway on feminist philosophy, the biophysical sciences, and critical social theory. Haraway's strong social constructionist approach to science is criticized by colleague Sandra Harding, resulting in an epistemological reconcept...

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Auteur principal: Grassie, William (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell 1996
Dans: Zygon
Année: 1996, Volume: 31, Numéro: 2, Pages: 285-304
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religion and science
B Critical Theory
B Epistemology
B Technology
B Sandra Harding
B cyborgs
B nature and culture
B Hermeneutics
B Donna Haraway
B feminist philosophy
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Résumé:Abstract. This article is a close reading of two essays by Donna Haraway on feminist philosophy, the biophysical sciences, and critical social theory. Haraway's strong social constructionist approach to science is criticized by colleague Sandra Harding, resulting in an epistemological reconceptualization of objectivity by Haraway. Haraway's notion of “situated knowledges” provides a workable epistemology for all social and biophysical sciences, while inviting the reintegration of religions as critical conversation partners in an emancipatory hermeneutics of nature, culture, and technology.
ISSN:1467-9744
Contient:Enthalten in: Zygon
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1996.tb00024.x