Feminist Standpoint Theory: Critique of the Strong Program in Sociology of Knowledge

U ovom radu je predstavljena kritika Strogog programa u sociologiji znanja s pozicije feminističke teorije stajališta. Predstavljene su ključne metodološke postavke Strogog programa u sociologiji znanja: kauzalnost, nepristranost, simetričnost i refleksivnost. Ono što veže ovaj metodološki program i feminističku teoriju jest epistemiološka legitimacija što je Strogi program daje teoriji stajališta kroz princip ekvivalentnosti ili simetrije. Također, nastoji se ukazati na vrijednosne implikacije epistemiološko-metodoloških okvira Strogog programa koje ističe teorija stajališta. Za razliku od Strogog programa, teorija stajališta ne pruža sažet prikaz vlastitih metodoloških principa. Naprotiv, ona je spoj različitih, ali duboko povezanih i isprepletenih diskursa – moralnog, političkog i epistemološkog. Objektivnost, neutralnost i relativizam su pojmovi preko kojih nastojim predstaviti kritiku feminističke teorije Strogog programa. Iako su, nedvojbeno, sva tri pojma duboko isprepletena, radi preglednosti su zasebno predstavljena.In this paper the author presents critique of the Strong program in sociology of knowledge from the position of the feminist standpoint theory. She outlines the key points of the strong program in sociology of knowledge: causality, impartiality, symmetry and reflexivity. What binds this methodological program and feminist theory is the epistemological credibility that the Strong program gave to the standpoint theory through the principle of equivalence or symmetry. Moreover, the author tries to point out the valueladen implications of epistemological-methodological frames of the Strong program emphasized by standpoint theory. Unlike the Strong program, standpoint theory doesn’t give concise account of its methodological principles. On the contrary, it is a combination of different yet deeply connected and interwoven discourses – moral, political and epistemological. Objectivity, neutrality and relativism are the terms by which I tried to present feminist theory critique of the Strong program. Although these terms are deeply interwoven, for the reason of easy reference they were presented separately