Article ID: CBB112503055

Can We Talk About Feminist Epistemic Values Beyond Gender? Lessons from the Gut Microbiome (2020)

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I examine the feminist epistemic values in science, presented by Helen Longino, and their role in framing microbiome causality in the study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In particular, I show how values presented as feminist give an alternative view in scientific theories—focusing on ontological heterogeneity and mutuality of interactions rather than simplicity and one causal direction—when looking at relations between organisms and microorganisms, and between organisms (particularly humans) and their environment. I identify two approaches in microbiome study, an immunological approach that looks at the microbiome pathogenicity and an ecological approach that studies the microbial activity and functions. I show the puzzles stemming from the traditional background beliefs of the immune self and germ theory in the study of IBD causality. Furthermore, I argue for the benefits of a shift to the ecological view of body-microbe interrelations. I conclude with the benefits and advantages of feminist values over traditional ones, both in creating new ways of understanding organisms’ physiology and immune systems and for future biomedical studies involving microbiome causality.

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Authors & Contributors
David M. Peña-Guzmán
Calemi, Francesco
Alberto Giovanni Biuso
Kenney, Martha
Vinti, Carlo
Thomas, Margaret
Concepts
Epistemology
Philosophers of science, modern
Science and gender
Philosophy of science
Feminist analysis
Philosophy
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
France
Europe
United States
Germany
Denmark
Korea
Institutions
School of Milan
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