Sandra Harding’s Feminist Revision Of Science Edited By: Plate from Metamorphosis of Insects in Surinam, Maria Merion (1705) Sandra Harding’s Feminist Revision Of Science Edited By: Dr. Kay Picart

Key Terms and Concepts “physics” - Harding puts the term “physics” in quotation marks to indicate _____________. “pure science” - Harding challenges the belief in such an ____________________.

Group Discussion According to Harding, why is “‘physics’ a bad model for physics?” What is the importance of context? Why are context-based studies more valuable than those that attempt to be context-free? How can we practice “better” science? What are Harding’s solutions or recommendations? What does Harding mean when she writes that research programs should be “explicitly directed by liberatory political goals?” How important is the acknowledgement & recognition of perspective in relation to scientific study?

Works Cited Harding, Sandra. “Why ‘Physics’ Is a Bad Model for Physics.” Whose Science? Whose Knowledge? Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1991. 77-102. Biographical Information Taken From: <http://www.wikipedia.org/>