Feminist Epistemology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Grasswick
Keyword(s):  
Social Epistemology ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Feminist Epistemology ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Historical Trajectory

This chapter offers an account of the central issues of feminist epistemology, its historical trajectory, its recent trends, and its relationship to mainstream and social epistemology. Having started out providing critiques of existing epistemological frameworks that seemed ill-equipped to account for the effects of power relations on knowing, feminist epistemologists then began to develop new tools better suited to their goals of understanding how we can know under conditions of oppression and develop the kinds of knowledge required to overcome oppression. The chapter characterizes feminist epistemology as having evolved well beyond concerns of gender alone, such that it is now more accurately conceptualized as broadly investigating how various axes of oppression intersect with each other and affect people’s possibilities for knowing. The chapter identifies three key features of feminist epistemology—situated knowing, interactive knowing, and practical/contextual approaches to epistemology—and argues that these features combine to push feminist epistemology in distinct directions even as the field draws on some recent developments from within nonfeminist epistemology.

scholarly journals Understanding axial progenitor biology in vivo and in vitro

Development ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. dev180612
Author(s):  
Filip J. Wymeersch ◽  
Valerie Wilson ◽  
Anestis Tsakiridis
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Vertebral Column ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Disease Modelling ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Common ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Trunk Musculature

ABSTRACTThe generation of the components that make up the embryonic body axis, such as the spinal cord and vertebral column, takes place in an anterior-to-posterior (head-to-tail) direction. This process is driven by the coordinated production of various cell types from a pool of posteriorly-located axial progenitors. Here, we review the key features of this process and the biology of axial progenitors, including neuromesodermal progenitors, the common precursors of the spinal cord and trunk musculature. We discuss recent developments in the in vitro production of axial progenitors and their potential implications in disease modelling and regenerative medicine.

‘To Speak of Cattle is to Speak of Man’: Anthroparchal Interactions in John Connell’s The Farmer’s Son

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-351
Author(s):  
Paul Mihai Paraschiv ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Relations ◽  
Human Subject ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Insight Into

“To Speak of Cattle is to Speak of Man”: Anthroparchal Interactions in John Connell’s The Farmer’s Son. The present paper intends to build a critique of contemporary farming practices, based on Erika Cudworth’s theory of “anthroparchy.” By exemplifying how anthroparchal interactions function in John Connell’s memoir, I will outline the becoming of a posthuman farmer that awakens certain sensibilities towards nonhuman animals, in ways that compel a rethinking of gendered relations, patriarchy, violence, and capitalist interests. The analysis provides a needed insight into recent developments in Irish rural farming, detailing the position of the human subject in relation to nonhuman otherness and describing some of the changes that need to be made regarding the power relations that are at work within patriarchal systems. To this extent, Cudworth’s theoretical framework and Connell’s memoir are proven to be contributing to the necessary restructuring of farming practices and of human-nonhuman interactions. Keywords: anthroparchy, posthumanism, gender relations, zoomorphism, capitalism, farming

Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense

Hypatia ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Social Epistemology ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Feminist Research ◽  
Feminist Epistemology ◽  
Cognitive Differences ◽  
Production Of Knowledge

Feminist epistemology has often been understood as the study of feminine “ways of knowing.” But feminist epistemology is better understood as the branch of naturalized, social epistemology that studies the various influences of norms and conceptions of gender and gendered interests and experiences on the production of knowledge. This understanding avoids dubious claims about feminine cognitive differences and enables feminist research in various disciplines to pose deep internal critiques of mainstream research.

scholarly journals Recent Trends in the Study of Jews and Judaism in Luke-Acts

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-87
Author(s):  
Jason F. Moraff
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Jewish People ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Relationship

This article surveys and assesses recent developments in the study of the depiction of Jews and Judaism in Luke-Acts since 2010. Studies are grouped into three general, often overlapping approaches. First, identity construction proves to be a productive avenue of research for understanding Luke’s portrait of ‘the Jews’. Second, scholars have begun to investigate the place of Luke-Acts in the ‘parting(s) of the ways’. Third, others continue to evaluate the relationship between the Jewish people, the covenant, and Luke’s future hope for Israel. The final section outlines some common issues and potential areas for further study, highlighting how these studies have reinvigorated a stagnant debate.

scholarly journals Progress and recent trends in generative design

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 ◽  
pp. 01006
Author(s):  
Ioannis Ntintakis ◽  
George E. Stavroulakis
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Design System ◽  
Generative Design ◽  
Collaborative Tools ◽  
Design And Manufacturing ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Design Systems ◽  
Intelligent Technology ◽  
Current Systems

Due to recent developments in the field of additive manufacturing enormous advantages have become in product design and manufacturing process. Before the appearance of additive manufacturing, developing very complex or light weight structures was difficult to manufacture. The development of artificial intelligent technology helps to develop new collaborative tools and algorithms. Generative design approach is one of them. The outcome model from a generative design study is not depending only from designer/engineer experience or his knowledge. Designers can react with sophisticated algorithms through CAD programs to specify the shape and the topology of the model. A significant tool on a generative design system is topology optimization which is able to generate different solutions. The changes in design process are significant. A rough conceptual design (sketch) or a 3d model is first prepared. Then, boundary conditions, safety factor, manufacturing limitations and materials properties are defined. The generative design system generates potential solutions. It’s up to the designer to find the design that best fits to his need. In this paper the review covers the limitations of current systems through the study of specific design cases using commercial generative design systems.

scholarly journals Jesus Traditions and Masculinities in World Christianity

Exchange ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriaan S. van Klinken ◽  
Peter-Ben Smit
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Global Christianity ◽  
Contemporary Christian ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
World Christianity ◽  
Historical Trajectory ◽  
Men And Masculinities

Abstract This opening article offers an introduction to the theme of this special issue of Exchange: Jesus traditions and masculinities in world Christianity. Highlighting the historical trajectory of feminist theological debates on the maleness of Jesus Christ and its implications for configurations of gender (read: the position of women) in Christian traditions, the article particularly explores two recent developments: first, the critical discussion in academic, theological and ecumenical circles of men and masculinities in contemporary Christian contexts, and second, the growing body of scholarship on the masculinity (or better, masculinities) of Jesus Christ in the New Testament in relation to masculinities in the early Christian era. Building on these debates and this scholarship, the article identifies a new and critical field of inquiry that explores the complex and productive relationships between the ambiguous and unstable masculinity/ies of Jesus Christ and the multiple and changing masculinities that are found today in the local contexts of an increasingly diverse global Christianity.

Recent developments in the catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid/formate using heterogeneous catalysts

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 882-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunniya Hariyanandam Gunasekar ◽  
Kwangho Park ◽  
Kwang-Deog Jung ◽  
Sungho Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Formic Acid ◽  
Catalytic Hydrogenation ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalysts ◽  
Hydrogenation Of Co2 ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Heterogeneous Hydrogenation ◽  
Hydrogenation Of Co

This review highlights the recent trends in the heterogeneous hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid/formate.

U.S. Copyright Relations with Central, East European, and Eurasian Nations in Historical Perspective

Slavic Review ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice T. Pilch
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
East European ◽  
The Public ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Global Economic Growth

In the last decade, the international copyright environment has been transformed by the rise of digital technology and by a new emphasis on intellectual property as a key to global economic growth. Recent trends have coincided with developments in the postcommunist nations of central and eastern Europe and Eurasia and have changed the rules for the use and dissemination of works originating in these nations. In this article, Janice T. Pilch examines recent developments in a historical context, from the origins of the international copyright system in the mid-nineteenth century and the establishment of U.S. copyright relations with central and east European nations in the early twentieth century, to integration within the international copyright regime today. The chronology details the application of U.S. copyright law to works from these nations, illustrating the effects of copyright restoration in the mid-1990s to foreign works that had previously been in the public domain in the United States, a development of foremost concern to scholars, educators, and librarians whose efforts depend on the continued availability of information.

scholarly journals INTERACTIVE ELECTROTEXTILES - ON THE WAY TO THE TEXTILES OF THE FUTURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Ozan KAYACAN
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Interactive Technologies ◽  
Medical Security ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Major Application ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
New Generation

As a result of changing needs and technological developments; interactive technologies became a part of our daily life. Among the other structures, textile based interactive products are getting more and more attention because of their flexible, comfortable and cleanable characteristics with other structural advantages. In the early stages of the investigations, the combination of electronics and textiles were seemed not to be practicable in view of their opposite properties. With the successful results of scientific studies, the integration of electronic components into textiles offers great advantages. These products, called 'the textiles of the future', involve different functions like protection, actuation, communication etc. Various industries such as medical, security, entertainment and sport/well-being develop different types of new generation product using these functions. The development of smart wear is a new challenge for the textile and clothing industry. It has to develop products based not only on design, fashion and comfort concepts but also in terms of functions. In this study, recent developments about smart/interactive garments have been reviewed. Major application areas and futuristic R&D directions for smart textiles were investigated. Recent trends, market researches, future projections and latest developments about interactive electrotextile products have been introduced.

scholarly journals RECENT TRENDS REGARDING GOOD FAITH IN CONTRACT LAW

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liviu Titus Paveliu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
General Rule ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Good Faith ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Contract ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Trends

The purpose of this article is to highlight the newly convergences between theRomanian legal system and that of other Member States of the European Union in the field ofgood faith.In the first part of the article, we try to establish the core values of good faith ingeneral and subsequently in the field of contract law, as perceived by the national scholarsand researchers. While good faith had merely the role of a general rule which was rathersimplistically associated with fairness and morale, in light of the recent developments broughtupon by the enactment of the new Civil Code, good faith has become a focal point in severalinstitutions in the field of contract law.The second part of the article aims to identify the origin of the rules set out in theRomanian legislation, by investigating the motifs behind the adhering to the line of thought asset out by the Principles of European Contract Law.In the last part we will illustrate the recent trends and goals of the European Union inthe field of contract law and also try to correlate how these actions will translate to theRomanian national legal system in theory and in practice in the years to come.

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