Feminist critique of science. Male, mind and culture are exercising hierarchical control over female, body, nature.
Reality is perceived as a machine rather than a living organism.
These patterns of thinking are often shared by men and women alike. Mainstream science is a product of patriarchy. Mainstream science is customarily portrayed as universal, value-free and neutral in its pursuit of truth that is deemed valuable for all. For feminists, however, the production of knowledge is a social activity embedded in a certain culture and world view. Science aims to explain reality, but the experience of this reality, of one's perception and interpretation of it are a product of human thought determined by culture.