"So, we seem to be at an impasse over what poses the greater risk to the study of the human mind: gender bias or feminist bias. These two perspectives might seem poles apart, but they have something fundamental in common. They’re both concerned about threats to scientific objectivity – the principle that, as much as possible, science should remain untarnished by politics, cultural bias, interests or preferences. This commonality is good news." - Aeon
Here you will find selected academic works by Cordelia Fine exploring the relations between science and political values.
Cordelia has spoken on this topic at a range of events, including The Andrew Carnegie Lecture at Glasgow University, The Bernal Lecture at Birkbeck College London, International Academy of Sex Research (keynote), the Moffett Lecture in Ethics at Princeton University and the Center for Philosophy of Science at Pittsburgh University.
For a popular piece in this area, see New 'ethics guidance' for top science journals aims to root out harmful research - but can it succeed? in The Conversation.
Here you will find selected academic works by Cordelia Fine exploring the relations between science and political values.
Cordelia has spoken on this topic at a range of events, including The Andrew Carnegie Lecture at Glasgow University, The Bernal Lecture at Birkbeck College London, International Academy of Sex Research (keynote), the Moffett Lecture in Ethics at Princeton University and the Center for Philosophy of Science at Pittsburgh University.
For a popular piece in this area, see New 'ethics guidance' for top science journals aims to root out harmful research - but can it succeed? in The Conversation.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34872970/Fairly Criticized or Politicized: Conflicts in the Neuroscience of Sex Differences in the Human Brain (forthcoming in M Breedlove & C Jordan [Eds] edited volume on sex differences in the brain, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press).
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"Investigations of sex differences in the human brain take place on politically sensitive terrain. While some scholars express concern that gendered biases and stereotypes remain embedded in scientific research, others are alarmed about the politicization of science. To help better understand these debates, this chapter sets out three kinds of conflicts that can arise in the neuroscience of sex differences: academic freedom versus gender equality; frameworks, background assumptions, and dominant methodologies; and inductive risk and social values. The boundaries between fair criticism and politicization are explored for each kind of conflict, pointing to ways in which the academic community can facilitate fair criticism while protecting against politicization."
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"Heated debates are taking place over the question: Who is a woman? Many of these are over inclusion criteria for policies that seek to promote equality, safety and/or privacy for girls and women by excluding boys and men. Science cannot resolve these debates, but its concepts and data can offer useful insights and information for policy makers who have to make principled and workable policy decisions about inclusion criteria."
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