The New “Female-ism"—Quo vadis femina?

Authors

  • Sigrid Schmitz Institut für Informatik u. Gesellschaft/Freiburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14766/64

Keywords:

Anthropologie, Feminismus, Körper, Wissenschaftstheorie, Geschlecht, Gender

Abstract

A new research concept, known as “female-ism” is exemplified in the books of Hilde Neunhöffer and Natalie Angier and will be examined here. The revaluation of naturalistic female principles in evolution research and body concepts seem to meet current trends as positive reviews in scientific as well as in the feminist press. However, detailed analysis discloses the same practice of circular reasoning in these concepts as has been shown for biological-medical science by feminist research. At the same time, the ignorance, moreover the condemnation of feminist critical research as subjective and non-scientific holds the danger that biological feminalism will become scientifically accepted and displace feministic research.

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Published

2001-07-01

Issue

No. 4 (2001): Technik und Naturwissenschaft

Section

Schwerpunkt

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Copyright (c) 2001 Sigrid Schmitz

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