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Keller, Evelyn Fox was born on March 20, 1936 in New York City.
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Why are objectivity and reason characterized as male and subjectively and feeling as female? How does this characterization affect the goals and methods of scientific enquiry? This groundbreaking work explores the possibilities of a gender-free science and the conditions that could make such a possibility a reality. Keller’s book opens up a whole new range of ideas for anyone who cares to think about the history of science, that is, the history of the modern world. . . Let us be glad to be in times when such a sparkling, innovative. . . book can be produced, a book to start all of us thinking in new directions.”Ian Hacking, New Republic A brilliant and sensitive undertaking that does credit not only to feminist scholarship but, in the end, to science as well.”Barbara Ehrenreich, Mother Jones This book represents the expression of a particular feminist perspective made all the more compelling by Keller’s evident commitment to and understanding of science. As a lively and important contribution to the scholarship of science, it will undoubtedly stimulate argument and controversy.”Helen Longino, Texas Humanist Provocative arguments, presented with authority.”Kirkus Reviews Consistently thoughtful, provocative, and interconnected. . . A well-made book that will be useful in upper-level undergraduate and graduate women’s studies, philosophy, and history of science.”E.C. Patterson, Choice Written with grace and clarity, this book will stand as an important contribution to feminist theory, to the sociology of knowledge and to the continuing critique of the established scientific method.”Lillian B. Rubin A powerful book.”Jessie Bernard
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In these three essays, feminist historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller explores the interplay of machines and metaphors in modern scientific inquiry. She looks at the discourse of the contemporary life sciences, the "metaphors" which allow scientific work to proceed. As powerfully as the physical technology of modern science, these metaphors define the paths along which research can proceed. Keller uses the example of genetic research to demonstrate that the type of evidence scientists seek tends to be a function of previously-conceived notions which instruct them on what they should be looking for. Continuing with an exploration of the language of genetics, Keller argues that the terminology of communications technology played a significant role in the advancements of genetic research, influencing the way scientists were able to think about the subject. She explains how the metaphors and machinery of research are not merely the products of scientific discovery, but indeed map out the territory along which new metaphors and machines can be constructed.
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philosophy of science professor
Keller, Evelyn Fox was born on March 20, 1936 in New York City.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1957. Master of Arts, Radcliffe College, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1963.
Doctorate (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1991. Doctorate (honorary), University Amsterdam, 1993. Doctorate (honorary), Simmons College, 1995.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Rensselaer Polytech. Institute, 1995; Doctorate (honorary), Technology University Lulea, Sweden, 1996. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), New School University, 2000.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Alleghang College, 2000. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wesleyan University, 2001.
Professor mathematics and humanities Northeastern University, Boston, 1982-1988. Professor University California, Berkeley, 1988-1992. Professor history and philosophy of science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 1992.
Visiting fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Science, Technology and Society, 1979-1980, visiting scholar, 1980-1984, visiting professor, 1985-1986. Visiting professor mathematics and humanities Northeastern University, 1981-1982. Kregerb Wolf Distinguished visiting professor Northwestern University, 1985.
Senior fellow Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, 1987. Member Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 1987-1988. Co-chair University California Systemwide Council on Women's Studies.
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Fellow American Academy Arts & Sciences. Member History of Science Society.
Divorced; children: Jeffrey, Sarah.