Alison Wylie

Alison Wylie
Era	20th century philosophy
Region	Western Philosophy
School	Analytic philosophy
Main interests	Philosophy of science, Philosophy of social science, Philosophy of archaeology, Feminist philosophy

Alison Wylie is a Canadian-born feminist philosopher of science who currently teaches at the University of Washington, Seattle (Winter and Spring) and Durham University, UK (Fall). Early in her career she established her reputation and gained recognition for her work on epistemological questions in archaeological practice and feminist research in the social sciences. The influence of her work is primarily in the philosophy of science (especially social sciences), social epistemology and standpoint theory; Wylie also publishes on research ethics in archaeology.

Wylie undergraduate degree is from Mount Allison University. She earned MA degrees in philosophy and anthropology and a PhD in philosophy from Binghamton University. Prior to teaching at the University of Washington, Wylie taught at the University of Western Ontario (1985–1998), Washington University in St. Louis (1998–2003), and Columbia University (2003–2005).

Wylie received a Presidential Recognition Award from the [Society of American Archivists] in 1995 for her work as a co-chair on the Ethics in Archaeology Committee which developed the current Principles of Archaeological Ethics in use by the SAA. Wylie was the senior editor of Hypatia, A Journal of Feminist Philosophy from 2008–2013 and President of the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division during 2011–12. In 2013, SWIP (Society for Women in Philosophy) named her Distinguished Woman Philosopher of the year. In 2016 The Philosophy of Science Association elected her to serve a two-year term (January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020) as President of the Association.

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