15 Facts About Helen Longino

Helen Elizabeth Longino was born on July 13,1944 and is an American philosopher of science who has argued for the significance of values and social interactions to scientific inquiry.

Helen Longino has written about the role of women in science and is a central figure in feminist epistemology and social epistemology.

Helen Longino is the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy, Emerita, at Stanford University.

Helen Longino earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1973, under the supervision of Peter Achinstein.

Helen Longino was active in the women's liberation movement and in establishing women's studies in several institutions.

Helen Longino became the Clarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy in 2008 and served as chair of the philosophy department from 2008 to 2011.

Helen Longino served as president of the Philosophy of Science Association, and is the First Vice President of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science.

In contrast to those philosophers who would point to the two evidential gaps above to argue that science is not objective therefore, Helen Longino argues that scrutiny by those with diverse values can instead support the objectivity of science.

Helen Longino has developed most fully a conception of objectivity based on democratic discussion.

Helen Longino's key idea is that the production of knowledge is a social enterprise, secured through the critical and cooperative interactions of inquirers.

Helen Longino argues that different approaches begin from and build upon different causes, each of them producing partial knowledge about the subject.

From her perspective in social epistemology, Helen Longino argues that scientific research will be more useful as a guide to public policy makers if the plurality of different approaches to knowledge is acknowledged.

In 2014, Helen Longino's book Studying Human Behavior was awarded the Best Book in Feminist Philosophy Prize for 2014 by the Women's Caucus of the Philosophy of Science Association.

In 2016 Helen Longino was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Helen Longino was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2018.