What is one reason feminist epistemologists are suspicious of the concept of the ideal knower as dispassionate, objective, and purely rational?

What will be an ideal response?


Even supposedly objective scientists are influenced by their own prejudices and biases.

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The _____is the main conscious element of the personality and tries to mediate between the unrestrained desires of the superego and the punishing demands of the id for moral perfection

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The philosophers of the eighteenth century did not believe that the methods of Newtonian science were of any value in explaining the human mind, ethics, or politics

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is an empirical truth?

a. A truth that couldn't possibly have been false b. A truth that can be known simply by understanding it c. A truth that can be known only by using the senses d. A scientific hypothesis that is regarded as true but has not been proven

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Who do both Bible and Assyrian accounts characterize as a puppet king?

A) Ahaz B) Hezekiah C) Isaiah D) Josiah E) Manasseh

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