Perspectivas ecofeministas de la ciencia y el conocimiento La crítica al sesgo andro-antropocéntrico

Abstract

This article argues that feminist critique of science is at its strongest in ecofeminist theory because in this theory, the analysis of androcentrism is linked to an attempt to overcome anthropocentrism. Considering that androcentrism and anthropocentrism are deeply linked, ecofeminism seeks an empathic scientific model that replaces the paradigm of the mastery of nature associated with an hegemonic technoscientific framework. But in order to successfully achieve this goal, theorists must avoid falling into a biocentric mystique that ends up denying women's rights over their bodies. They must also be wary of cultural relativism which does not prioritise overcoming andro-anthropocentrism and uses the ideal space of discourse to ignore the reality of the suffering body.