Science And Liberation

by Rita Arditti

This anthology features critical essays on the role of science and scientists in the modern world. The central argument of the book is that science is not value-free, instead serving a variety of interest groups.

Genres: Philosophy, Science, Politics

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Rita Arditti was a feminist, human rights activist, environmentalist and biologist. Her work explored the connections between these subjects, such as her book The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo and the Disappeared Children of Argentina . The co-founder of New Words Bookstore and the Women's Community Cancer Project, she was active in the women's movement and editor of the anthologies Test-Tube Women and Science and Liberation . Born in Argentina, she moved to the United States in 1965. After fighting the disease for 30 years, Arditti died from breast cancer at age 75 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.