The Cyborg Epistemology According to Donna Haraway A study in feminist philosophy of science

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1 Lecturer of Philosophy of Science at the Faculty of Arts- Sohag University

2 Lecturer of contemporary philosophy at the Faculty of Arts- Sohag University

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This study tests a main hypothesis claiming that the idea of the cyborg According to "Donna Haraway" has a special epistemology, somewhat different from the traditional epistemologies recognized in the history of science and philosophy. an epistemology based on the interaction of minds, not bodies; Where this new epistemology had a great impact in liberating women from many of the restrictions that they saw imposed on them, for nothing but being a woman, especially in scientific culture; It gave her access to many other worlds that were restricted to men; The dualities in general, and the differences between men and women in particular disappear in the cyborg world, which leads to the emergence of a new feminist epistemology in the philosophy of science, which the study called: "cyborg epistemology", Or situational epistemology, as Haraway likes to call it. Hence, this study focused on four main axes; The first axis reviews “Donna Haraway and the pre-cyborg woman.” The second axis discusses “Haraway’s cyborg statement and the human-machine relationship.” The third axis compares “the sources and limits of cyborg epistemology at Haraway.” The fourth axis examines cyborg applications and developments after Haraway. To achieve the desired goal, the study used the analytical approach, the critical approach, and the comparative approach.

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Journal of Qena Faculty of Arts
Volume 32, Issue 60
July (Humanities)
July 2023
Pages 113-182

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