A Feminist Methodology that Opposes Instrumentalist Reason and Positivism Cover Image

Araçsal Akla ve Pozitivizme Karşı Çıkan Bir Feminist Metodoloji
A Feminist Methodology that Opposes Instrumentalist Reason and Positivism

Author(s): Pınar Yıldırım, Deniz Tansel İlic
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Methodology and research technology, Evaluation research
Published by: Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi
Keywords: instrumental reason; positivism; feminism; Sandra Harding; Dorothy Smith;

Summary/Abstract: The reflections of positivism, the basic output in the scientific field of instrumental reasoning, are not confined to quantitative data production, but also influence the strengthening and establishment of the mainstream worldview in which patriarchy is included. It seems necessary for feminist theory and methodology, which transforms patriarchalism, to spread the voices of women both in the production of texts as scientists, and in the representations of women in the texts produced, to establish a certain distance from positivism. This study attempts to discuss the feminist methodology's ability to distance itself from traditional research methods. It is unlikely to discuss positivism and instrumental intellectual concepts in general, as feminism has different subtitles such as liberal, radical, Marxist, cultural, existentialist and postmodern. This text firstly deals with the distinctions between different feminist theories and methodologies, then attempts to address to the theses of Dorothy Smith and Sandra Harding about instrumental research methodology, positivism, and woman's position as research object and subject.

  • Issue Year: 24/2018
  • Issue No: 96
  • Page Range: 201-210
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish