Gendered Readings of Change

A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-46754-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Reihe: Breaking Feminist Waves

This book develops a unique theory of change by drawing on American philosophy and contemporary feminist thought. Via a select history of ancient Greek and Pragmatist philosophies of change, Fischer argues for a reconstruction of transformation that is inclusive of women's experiences and thought.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fischer, C.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Feministische Philosophie, Gender Studies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: GENEALOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON CHANGE 1. Women, Change, and the Birth of Philosophy 2. Change in Dewey's and Aristotle's Metaphysics 3. Change in Dewey's and Aristotle's Self PART II: FEMINIST-PRAGMATIST RECONSTRUCTION OF CHANGE 4. The Feminist-Pragmatist Self 5. Democracy and Change as Transaction

Über Autor(innen)

Clara Fischer is a Researcher and Lecturer in political philosophy and feminist theory. Outside of the academy, she acts as a consultant to the NGO sector and is a director of the Irish Feminist Network, Ireland