Sargent, Rose-Mary (2002) Robert Boyle and the Masculine Methods of Science. [Preprint]
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In her recent case study, Elizabeth Potter attempts to show how Boyle's experimental method was biased by gender considerations. Part of her argument focuses on the combination of the "invisibility" of women in Boyle's published work together with his unpublished comments on female chastity, and part concerns Boyle's rejection of the animistic explanation of his air pump experiments by Francis Line. I argue that the historical and biographical elements of the case make Potter's arguments questionable. In addition, I address whether and how such historical cases can shed light on current debates about gender issues and argue that Boyle's methodological writings could be used to better advantage in the feminist cause.
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| Keywords: | Boyle Experimental Philosophy | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Feminist Approaches General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science |
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| Depositing User: | Rose-Mary Sargent | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2003 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2015 15:30 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 970 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Feminist Approaches General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science |
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| Date: | 2002 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/970 |
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