Ma`rifat Farhangi Ejtemaei

Feminist social science is based on specific epistemological foundations that shape its approaches, theories, and methods, distinguishing it from conventional social science and its foundations within an Islamic approach. One of the primary cognitive foundations influencing feminist social science is the question of the nature of humanity and its relationship to social realities. This paper seeks to examine the anthropological foundations of feminism and their social implications. Data were gathered using documentary and library research methods and analyzed through descriptive and analytical methods. The findings indicate that feminist social science, while offering a historical critique of anthropology and deeming it male-centric, adheres to the following principles: the shared humanity of women and men and the derivative nature of gender; the rejection of gender essentialism; the distinct and different nature of women; a belief in the inherent malice of men; the negation of the nature/culture duality; and the rejection of the opposition between emotion and rationality. These foundations entail specific social implications.