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Who's Afraid of Charles Darwin?: Debating Feminism and Evolutionary Theory by [Griet Vandermassen, Margo Wilson]

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Why should feminism and the biological sciences be at odds? And what might be gained from a reconciliation? In Who's Afraid of Charles Darwin? Vandermassen shows that, rather than continuing this enmity, feminism and the biological sciences—and in particular evolutionary psychology—have the need and the potential to become powerful allies. Properly understood, the Darwinian perspective proposed in this volume will become essential to tackling the major issues in feminism.

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Vandermassen demonstrates the power and elegance of Darwinian modes of explanation of the range and diversity of sex differences and, in doing so, has opened up a new form of feminist theory. (Grosz, Elizabeth)

Griet Vandermassen's splendidly readable book should inform and inspire not only feminists but anyone who cares about science--its methods, its objectivity, its history, and its place in society. (Helena Cronin)

This very readable book should pave the way for a more informed debate and some degree of reconciliation between feminists and evolutionary biologists. (Biologist)

Griet Vandermassen provides the most comprehensive treatment to date of the 150-year-long saga of marginalization, mutual suspicion, misunderstanding, misrepresentation, and missed opportunities between biology and feminist thinking. It is my hope that Vandermassen’s remarkable book will remind evolutionary biologists of the contributions that feminists have made and challenge a new generation of feminist scholars to re-engage and integrate evolutionary perspectives into their understanding of the human condition. (Sarah Blaffer Hrdy)

A book that would spark much discussion in evolutionary psychology and women's studies courses. (Sex Roles) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Griet Vandermassen is a philosopher and research assistant at the Centre for Gender Studies, University of Ghent, Belgium, where she is currently completing her doctoral studies. She has written on evolutionary psychology, feminist theory, and the history and philosophy of science in such publications as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, European Journal of Women's Studies, and the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (February 10, 2005)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 10, 2005
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Sharp, rational and balanced

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A thorough, trenchant exploration the question of why science and feminism haven't been able to mix well. The mix should be smoother, with both ingredients enhancing the other. Vandermassen masterfully exposes some of the flawed reasoning that has prevented a strong partnership, and makes the case that feminism and objectivity can work hand in hand. A brilliant, exceptionally well-researched and very readable book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 21, 2011

Being interested in evolutionary explanations for sex differences, I picked up a copy of this book at my university's library and found it to be a wonderful introduction to feminist evolutionary philosophy that's thick with facts and history. Vandermassen does a fantastic job of chronicling the history of feminism and evolutionary science as well as explaining the relationship between the two.

Unfortunately, as Vandermassen explains, that relationship has been (and, in many cases, still is) a rocky one. Many feminists fear that a deep understanding of our evolutionary history will somehow undermine the core values of the modern women's movement. However, Vandermassen explains that evolutionary theory, particularly evolutionary psychology, is a critical component of feminism in understanding the roots of injustice between the sexes.

Vandermassen is clear that good science, being inherently free of normative value judgements, cannot exalt one sex above the other, but it can help us understand why men and women think and behave the way they do. Indeed, she demonstrates quite convincingly that feminism has nothing to fear from our species' evolutionary past.

I particularly enjoyed her rigid scientific explanations of sexual selection and mate choice, as well as the clear explanations surrounding the psychology of males and females in humans as well as in mammals generally.

This book is simply a must-read for anyone remotely interested in social gender, sex differences, and/or evolutionary theory. It reminds me a lot of Steven Pinker's chapter in The Blank Slate on gender, in which he also explains why understanding our natures is imperative to true gender equality in society. Pinker quotes Anton Chekhov, "Man will become better when you show him what he is like." That sentiment, of course, applies to both sexes and their relationship to one another.

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The best new book on feminism and science

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2005

If you are teaching a course in cultural studies, women's studies, history of science, or social theory, do your students a favor and place this book on your syllabus. I cannot think of another recent study that engages in such an incisive, informative, and reader-friendly manner with the crucial questions of the relationship between cognitive evolutionary science and feminism. Vandermassen's scientific grounding is impeccable, and her position as a feminist scholar makes her particularly attuned to challenges involved in negotiating the issues of gender and science.

If your students have not had previous exposure to the history of feminism or the history of evolutionary biology, they will find both in the opening chapters of the book, which also feature a discussion of women's role in the shaping of scientific enterprise. The following chapters contain a clear, balanced, and invariably insightful discussion of the controversies surrounding the issue of feminist science. The concluding parts outline the perspectives opened by the informed application of cognitive evolutionary psychology to the study of social institutions that shape the contemporary gender relationship.

Accessible, analytical, witty, this book will inform and inspire your students.

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