Feminism and formal logic.

摘要

Feminist scholars have made inroads into many areas previously thought to be beyond the reach of value-based critique. But most logicians would object in principle to the idea that logic could be criticized on feminist grounds. And yet a closer examination of the discipline reveals that it is a theorizing activity rife with controversy, and that feminist concerns with logic can be seen as continuous with other debates about the viability of the current system. Moreover, a unique feminist philosophy of logic can be seen emerging from feminist writings on language---one that would radically change how we perceive the role of logic and its responsibility to the social.