Böcker av Elizabeth Potter

Re-examines the assumptions and experimental evidence behind Boyle's Law. The author argues that even good science is sometimes influenced by gender and class politics, and she shows that this work leading to the Gas Law, while certainly based on the experimental evidence, was also based on class and gendered considerations.

Reflecting upon the growth of interest in feminist ideas of philosophy of science, this book traces the development of the subject within the confines of feminist philosophy. It introduces the newcomer to the main ideas that form the subject area with a view to equipping students with major arguments required to understand this area of study.