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'''Deborah K. Heikes''' is a philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor of [[Philosophy]] at the [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]].<ref name=abc>{{ |
'''Deborah K. Heikes''' is a philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor of [[Philosophy]] at the [[University of Alabama in Huntsville]].<ref name=abc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/philosophy/faculty-staff/deborah-heikes|title=UAH - College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - Faculty & Staff - The University of Alabama in Huntsville|website=www.uah.edu}}</ref> |
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Heikes is known for her research in [[feminism]], the philosophy of race, [[modern philosophy]], and 20th-century analytic thought, with a focus on [[Immanuel Kant]], [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], [[feminist epistemology]], and [[philosophy of mind]]. She is the author of the books ''Towards a Liberatory Epistemology'', ''Rationality, Representation, and Race'', ''The Virtue of Feminist Rationality'', ''Rationality and Feminist Philosophy'', and ''Epistemic Responsibility for Undesirable Beliefs''.<ref name=abc/> |
Heikes is known for her research in [[feminism]], the philosophy of race, [[modern philosophy]], and 20th-century analytic thought, with a focus on [[Immanuel Kant]], [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], [[feminist epistemology]], and [[philosophy of mind]]. She is the author of the books ''Towards a Liberatory Epistemology'', ''Rationality, Representation, and Race'', ''The Virtue of Feminist Rationality'', ''Rationality and Feminist Philosophy'', and ''Epistemic Responsibility for Undesirable Beliefs''.<ref name=abc/> |
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Heikes was on the program committee for the Central Division of the [[American Philosophical Association]] in 2018,<ref>{{ |
Heikes was on the program committee for the Central Division of the [[American Philosophical Association]] in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apaonline.org/members/group_content_view.asp?group=110423&id=916094&hhSearchTerms=%22heikes%22|title=Past Central Division Officers|website=www.apaonline.org}}</ref> and has been the Treasurer for Southwestern Philosophical Society since 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwesternphilosophical.org/|title=The Southwestern Philosophical Society – Website for Southwestern Philosophical Society. Pluralistic in philosophical orientation, SWPS sponsors a refereed, annual conference and scholarly journal, the Southwest Philosophy Review.}}</ref> |
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==Education and early career== |
==Education and early career== |
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Heikes earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the [[University of Kansas]] in 1991. She then pursued a master's degree in philosophy at [[Baylor University]], which she completed in 1992 and received the Clifford P. Osborne fellowship at the University of Kansas in 1993. During this time, she began her academic career as a lecturer at [[Illinois State University]] in 1995 and received the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] Fellowship from 1995 to 1996. She then went on to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1998.<ref>{{ |
Heikes earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the [[University of Kansas]] in 1991. She then pursued a master's degree in philosophy at [[Baylor University]], which she completed in 1992 and received the Clifford P. Osborne fellowship at the University of Kansas in 1993. During this time, she began her academic career as a lecturer at [[Illinois State University]] in 1995 and received the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] Fellowship from 1995 to 1996. She then went on to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philosophy.illinois.edu/resources/graduate-student-resources/placement-graduates|title=Placement of Graduates | Philosophy at Illinois|website=philosophy.illinois.edu}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Heikes continued her career as an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1998. In 2005, she was appointed Associate Professor and has been working as a Professor since 2012.<ref name=abc/> |
Heikes continued her career as an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1998. In 2005, she was appointed Associate Professor and has been working as a Professor since 2012.<ref name=abc/> |
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Heikes served as the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2014 to 2017,<ref>{{ |
Heikes served as the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2014 to 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uah.edu/images/colleges/arts-humanities-social-sciences/philosophy/phlnews_fall_2016_color2.pdf|title=University of Alabama in Huntsville-Philosophy News}}</ref> and serves on numerous faculty committees,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uah.edu/images/administrative/provost/2021-2022_uah_committees_reference_manual_-_rev01.10.22_copy.pdf|title=University Committees Reference Manual 2021-2022}}</ref> including SSAFE Fund and Women's Studies Advisory Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/womens-and-gender-studies/faculty-staff|title=UAH - College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - Faculty & Staff - The University of Alabama in Huntsville|website=www.uah.edu}}</ref> |
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==Research== |
==Research== |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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Heikes has authored three books on the topic of rationality. In her book ''Rationality and Feminist Philosophy'', she challenged Enlightenment rationality's relevance, advocated a virtue-based alternative aligned with feminism, and explored its historical impact on oppression. Alessandra Tanesini in her review for ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'' remarked, "...there is no doubt that Heikes has produced a salutary antidote to the allure of relativism among some feminists, and as such this book is to be welcomed."<ref>{{ |
Heikes has authored three books on the topic of rationality. In her book ''Rationality and Feminist Philosophy'', she challenged Enlightenment rationality's relevance, advocated a virtue-based alternative aligned with feminism, and explored its historical impact on oppression. Alessandra Tanesini in her review for ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'' remarked, "...there is no doubt that Heikes has produced a salutary antidote to the allure of relativism among some feminists, and as such this book is to be welcomed."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/rationality-and-feminist-philosophy/|title=Review of Rationality and Feminist Philosophy|first=Alessandra|last=Tanesini|date=January 9, 2011|via=Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews}}</ref> Later on, she published ''The Virtue of Feminist Rationality'' in 2012 and introduced a feminist theory of rationality, rejecting the notion of reason as inherently masculine. This work outlined a virtue-based rationality aligned with feminist dichotomies and demonstrated its support for feminist moral, political, and epistemic objectives. In addition, she examined the source of exclusion of non-whites and non-males from rationality in modern subjectivism, contrasting it with alternative views and advocating for a diverse, virtue-based understanding of rationality in her 2016 book, ''Rationality, Representation, and Race''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/953231297|title=Rationality, representation, and race | WorldCat.org}}</ref> |
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Heikes also explored the moral and epistemic duties to understand the experiences of others, in her book titled, ''Towards a Liberatory Epistemology''. This work particularly addressed the impact of ignorance on oppression, advocating for reasonableness as a solution in the realms of feminist theory and critical race theory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/1101045552|title=Towards a liberatory epistemology}}</ref> |
Heikes also explored the moral and epistemic duties to understand the experiences of others, in her book titled, ''Towards a Liberatory Epistemology''. This work particularly addressed the impact of ignorance on oppression, advocating for reasonableness as a solution in the realms of feminist theory and critical race theory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/1101045552|title=Towards a liberatory epistemology}}</ref> |
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===Rationality as a virtue concept=== |
===Rationality as a virtue concept=== |
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Heikes has focused her research on developing a notion of rationality that departs from conventional contemporary perspectives on the human mind. She proposed a virtue-based approach grounded in contemporary rationality, addressing feminist concerns against anti-modern views and responding to Benhabib's query in 'Situating of the Self'.<ref>{{ |
Heikes has focused her research on developing a notion of rationality that departs from conventional contemporary perspectives on the human mind. She proposed a virtue-based approach grounded in contemporary rationality, addressing feminist concerns against anti-modern views and responding to Benhabib's query in 'Situating of the Self'.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=swphilreview&id=swphilreview_2015_0031_0001_0119_0128|title=Can Mind Be a Virtue?|first=Deborah K.|last=Heikes|date=April 1, 2015|journal=Southwest Philosophy Review|volume=31|issue=1|pages=119–128|via=www.pdcnet.org|doi=10.5840/swphilreview201531112}}</ref> In related research, she examined the concept of reason, its history, constraints, and contemporary alternatives, suggested that treating rationality as a virtue concept offers a far more expansive view, advocating for a virtue-based perspective to overcome limitations in modern thinking.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59171-5_5|title=Rationality, Representation, and Race|first=Deborah K.|last=Heikes|editor-first=Deborah K.|editor-last=Heikes|date=September 28, 2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|pages=199–252|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1057/978-1-137-59171-5_5}}</ref> |
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===Feminist epistemology=== |
===Feminist epistemology=== |
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In her research, Heikes has explored how feminism challenges established notions of rationality predominantly shaped by male thought processes and analyzed how understanding feminism requires questioning inherently masculine notions of rationality. Historically, feminist perspectives have built upon traditional theories of rationality, but she has pointed them toward a different direction. She has emphasized that feminists can address their concerns in a better way if they engage in discourse involving modern notions of rationality, instead of the traditional ones.<ref>{{ |
In her research, Heikes has explored how feminism challenges established notions of rationality predominantly shaped by male thought processes and analyzed how understanding feminism requires questioning inherently masculine notions of rationality. Historically, feminist perspectives have built upon traditional theories of rationality, but she has pointed them toward a different direction. She has emphasized that feminists can address their concerns in a better way if they engage in discourse involving modern notions of rationality, instead of the traditional ones.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=swphilreview&id=swphilreview_2009_0025_0001_0127_0134|title=Let’s be Reasonable: Feminism and Rationality|first=Deborah K.|last=Heikes|date=April 1, 2009|journal=Southwest Philosophy Review|volume=25|issue=1|pages=127–134|via=www.pdcnet.org|doi=10.5840/swphilreview200925113}}</ref> |
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Heikes has looked into the issue of morality and bias in epistemological studies and highlighted the existing paradox of information where it was not possible to determine the objective truth. She determined that the bias paradox could be found in different perspectives, including feminism, and stemmed from the uncertainty between objectivity and relativism in epistemology. In her work, she proposed a solution that recognized the necessity of incorporating both objective and subjective elements in reasoning, rather than relying solely on absolutes from either perspective.<ref>{{ |
Heikes has looked into the issue of morality and bias in epistemological studies and highlighted the existing paradox of information where it was not possible to determine the objective truth. She determined that the bias paradox could be found in different perspectives, including feminism, and stemmed from the uncertainty between objectivity and relativism in epistemology. In her work, she proposed a solution that recognized the necessity of incorporating both objective and subjective elements in reasoning, rather than relying solely on absolutes from either perspective.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://doi.org/10.1023/B:SYNT.0000016424.47883.b9|title=The Bias Paradox: Why it's Not Just for Feminists Anymore|first=Deborah K.|last=Heikes|date=February 1, 2004|journal=Synthese|volume=138|issue=3|pages=315–335|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1023/B:SYNT.0000016424.47883.b9}}</ref> |
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===Post-Cartesian rationality and the concept of race=== |
===Post-Cartesian rationality and the concept of race=== |
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In a paper published in ''The Journal of Mind and Behavior'', Heikes explored the Enlightenment's contradictory stance on equality, the development of gender and race stereotypes, and the role of reason in excluding epistemically different individuals, linking the rise of racism to the pursuit of universal knowledge and moral equality.<ref>{{ |
In a paper published in ''The Journal of Mind and Behavior'', Heikes explored the Enlightenment's contradictory stance on equality, the development of gender and race stereotypes, and the role of reason in excluding epistemically different individuals, linking the rise of racism to the pursuit of universal knowledge and moral equality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/43854350|title=Race and the Copernican Turn|author=Heikes, Deborah K.|year=2015|journal=The Journal of Mind and Behavior|volume=36|issue=3/4|pages=139-163|via=JSTOR}}</ref> |
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Heikes assessed post-Cartesian critiques of modernism and pre-modern attempts to tackle the diversity of human cognition, contending that these approaches offer a multifaceted and morally significant form of rationality. Her proposal of "reasonableness" as a solution offered a new angle for tackling the matter of race and thinking. According to her, the dilemma of needing uniformity in reason or accepting all ways of thinking can be resolved by working with reasonableness.<ref>{{ |
Heikes assessed post-Cartesian critiques of modernism and pre-modern attempts to tackle the diversity of human cognition, contending that these approaches offer a multifaceted and morally significant form of rationality. Her proposal of "reasonableness" as a solution offered a new angle for tackling the matter of race and thinking. According to her, the dilemma of needing uniformity in reason or accepting all ways of thinking can be resolved by working with reasonableness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philpapers.org/rec/HEIOBR|title=On Being Reasonably Different|first=Deborah K.|last=Heikes|date=September 28, 2017|website=philpapers.org}}</ref> Rachel A. Johnson, commented, "Throughout the paper, Heikes gives many plausible descriptions of good reasoning and of the good reasoner, so I think that the framework she proposes for how we should think about reason is likely correct."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=swphilreview&id=swphilreview_2017_0033_0002_0027_0030|title=Comments on “On Being Reasonably Different”|first=Rachel A.|last=Johnson|date=October 1, 2017|journal=Southwest Philosophy Review|volume=33|issue=2|pages=27–30|via=www.pdcnet.org|doi=10.5840/swphilreview201733227}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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Revision as of 04:44, 28 September 2023
Deborah K. Heikes | |
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| Occupation(s) | Philosopher, academic and author |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA., Philosophy MA., Philosophy PhD., Philosophy |
| Alma mater | University of Kansas Baylor University University of Illinois |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
Deborah K. Heikes is a philosopher, academic and author. She is a professor of Philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.[1]
Heikes is known for her research in feminism, the philosophy of race, modern philosophy, and 20th-century analytic thought, with a focus on Immanuel Kant, Ludwig Wittgenstein, feminist epistemology, and philosophy of mind. She is the author of the books Towards a Liberatory Epistemology, Rationality, Representation, and Race, The Virtue of Feminist Rationality, Rationality and Feminist Philosophy, and Epistemic Responsibility for Undesirable Beliefs.[1]
Heikes was on the program committee for the Central Division of the American Philosophical Association in 2018,[2] and has been the Treasurer for Southwestern Philosophical Society since 2010.[3]
Education and early career
Heikes earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Kansas in 1991. She then pursued a master's degree in philosophy at Baylor University, which she completed in 1992 and received the Clifford P. Osborne fellowship at the University of Kansas in 1993. During this time, she began her academic career as a lecturer at Illinois State University in 1995 and received the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fellowship from 1995 to 1996. She then went on to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1998.[4]
Career
Heikes continued her career as an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1998. In 2005, she was appointed Associate Professor and has been working as a Professor since 2012.[1]
Heikes served as the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2014 to 2017,[5] and serves on numerous faculty committees,[6] including SSAFE Fund and Women's Studies Advisory Committee.[7]
Research
Heikes' research interests include 20th century philosophy, philosophy of gender, race, and sexuality, and 17th/18th century philosophy. She has developed rationality as a virtue concept. Specifically, her interest lies in constructing an account of rationality that incorporates subjective and social elements while preserving an objective foundation for concepts such as reason, equality, and justice. Her research in the areas of rationalism and feminist philosophy has also focused on exploring feminist critiques of rationality and the impact of post-Cartesian rationality on ideas surrounding race.[1]
Works
Heikes has authored three books on the topic of rationality. In her book Rationality and Feminist Philosophy, she challenged Enlightenment rationality's relevance, advocated a virtue-based alternative aligned with feminism, and explored its historical impact on oppression. Alessandra Tanesini in her review for Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews remarked, "...there is no doubt that Heikes has produced a salutary antidote to the allure of relativism among some feminists, and as such this book is to be welcomed."[8] Later on, she published The Virtue of Feminist Rationality in 2012 and introduced a feminist theory of rationality, rejecting the notion of reason as inherently masculine. This work outlined a virtue-based rationality aligned with feminist dichotomies and demonstrated its support for feminist moral, political, and epistemic objectives. In addition, she examined the source of exclusion of non-whites and non-males from rationality in modern subjectivism, contrasting it with alternative views and advocating for a diverse, virtue-based understanding of rationality in her 2016 book, Rationality, Representation, and Race.[9]
Heikes also explored the moral and epistemic duties to understand the experiences of others, in her book titled, Towards a Liberatory Epistemology. This work particularly addressed the impact of ignorance on oppression, advocating for reasonableness as a solution in the realms of feminist theory and critical race theory.[10]
Rationality as a virtue concept
Heikes has focused her research on developing a notion of rationality that departs from conventional contemporary perspectives on the human mind. She proposed a virtue-based approach grounded in contemporary rationality, addressing feminist concerns against anti-modern views and responding to Benhabib's query in 'Situating of the Self'.[11] In related research, she examined the concept of reason, its history, constraints, and contemporary alternatives, suggested that treating rationality as a virtue concept offers a far more expansive view, advocating for a virtue-based perspective to overcome limitations in modern thinking.[12]
Feminist epistemology
In her research, Heikes has explored how feminism challenges established notions of rationality predominantly shaped by male thought processes and analyzed how understanding feminism requires questioning inherently masculine notions of rationality. Historically, feminist perspectives have built upon traditional theories of rationality, but she has pointed them toward a different direction. She has emphasized that feminists can address their concerns in a better way if they engage in discourse involving modern notions of rationality, instead of the traditional ones.[13]
Heikes has looked into the issue of morality and bias in epistemological studies and highlighted the existing paradox of information where it was not possible to determine the objective truth. She determined that the bias paradox could be found in different perspectives, including feminism, and stemmed from the uncertainty between objectivity and relativism in epistemology. In her work, she proposed a solution that recognized the necessity of incorporating both objective and subjective elements in reasoning, rather than relying solely on absolutes from either perspective.[14]
Post-Cartesian rationality and the concept of race
In a paper published in The Journal of Mind and Behavior, Heikes explored the Enlightenment's contradictory stance on equality, the development of gender and race stereotypes, and the role of reason in excluding epistemically different individuals, linking the rise of racism to the pursuit of universal knowledge and moral equality.[15]
Heikes assessed post-Cartesian critiques of modernism and pre-modern attempts to tackle the diversity of human cognition, contending that these approaches offer a multifaceted and morally significant form of rationality. Her proposal of "reasonableness" as a solution offered a new angle for tackling the matter of race and thinking. According to her, the dilemma of needing uniformity in reason or accepting all ways of thinking can be resolved by working with reasonableness.[16] Rachel A. Johnson, commented, "Throughout the paper, Heikes gives many plausible descriptions of good reasoning and of the good reasoner, so I think that the framework she proposes for how we should think about reason is likely correct."[17]
Bibliography
Books
- Rationality and Feminist Philosophy (2010) ISBN 9781441161918
- The Virtue of Feminist Rationality (2012) ISBN 9781472533456
- Rationality, Representation, and Race (2016) ISBN 9781137591708
- Towards a Liberatory Epistemology (2019) ISBN 9783030164843
- Epistemic Responsibility for Undesirable Beliefs (2023) ISBN 9783031418570
Selected articles
- Heikes, D. K. (2004). Wittgenstein and the private language of ethics. Southwest Philosophy Review, 20(2), 27–38.
- Heikes, D. K. (2004). The bias paradox: why it's not just for feminists anymore. Synthese, 138, 315-335
- Heikes, D. K. (2009). Let's be Reasonable: Feminism and Rationality. Southwest Philosophy Review, 25(1), 127–134.
- Heikes, D. K. (2015). Race and the Copernican turn. The Journal of Mind and Behavior, 139–163.
- Heikes, D. K. (2017). On Being Reasonably Different. Southwest Philosophy Review, 33(1), 53–61.
- Heikes, D. K. (2020). Epistemic Ignorance and Moral Responsibility. Southwest Philosophy Review, 36(1), 93–100.
- Heikes, D. K. (2023). Epistemic Involuntarism and Undesirable Beliefs. Southwest Philosophy Review, 39(1), 225–233.
References
- ^ a b c d "UAH - College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - Faculty & Staff - The University of Alabama in Huntsville". www.uah.edu.
- ^ "Past Central Division Officers". www.apaonline.org.
- ^ "The Southwestern Philosophical Society – Website for Southwestern Philosophical Society. Pluralistic in philosophical orientation, SWPS sponsors a refereed, annual conference and scholarly journal, the Southwest Philosophy Review".
- ^ "Placement of Graduates | Philosophy at Illinois". philosophy.illinois.edu.
- ^ "University of Alabama in Huntsville-Philosophy News" (PDF).
- ^ "University Committees Reference Manual 2021-2022" (PDF).
- ^ "UAH - College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences - Faculty & Staff - The University of Alabama in Huntsville". www.uah.edu.
- ^ Tanesini, Alessandra (January 9, 2011). "Review of Rationality and Feminist Philosophy" – via Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Rationality, representation, and race | WorldCat.org".
- ^ "Towards a liberatory epistemology".
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (April 1, 2015). "Can Mind Be a Virtue?". Southwest Philosophy Review. 31 (1): 119–128. doi:10.5840/swphilreview201531112 – via www.pdcnet.org.
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (September 28, 2016). Heikes, Deborah K. (ed.). Rationality, Representation, and Race. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 199–252. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-59171-5_5 – via Springer Link.
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (April 1, 2009). "Let's be Reasonable: Feminism and Rationality". Southwest Philosophy Review. 25 (1): 127–134. doi:10.5840/swphilreview200925113 – via www.pdcnet.org.
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (February 1, 2004). "The Bias Paradox: Why it's Not Just for Feminists Anymore". Synthese. 138 (3): 315–335. doi:10.1023/B:SYNT.0000016424.47883.b9 – via Springer Link.
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (2015). "Race and the Copernican Turn". The Journal of Mind and Behavior. pp. 139–163 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Heikes, Deborah K. (September 28, 2017). "On Being Reasonably Different". philpapers.org.
- ^ Johnson, Rachel A. (October 1, 2017). "Comments on "On Being Reasonably Different"". Southwest Philosophy Review. 33 (2): 27–30. doi:10.5840/swphilreview201733227 – via www.pdcnet.org.