Pragmatist Feminism And The Work Of Charlene Haddock Seigfried

Author : Lee A. McBride III,Erin McKenna
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350201514

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A contemporary appraisal of the breadth, significance, and legacy of the work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried, this book brings together writings focused on pragmatist feminism/feminist pragmatism, contemporary pragmatism, William James and the reconstruction of philosophy, education and American philosophy in the 21st century. Charlene Haddock Seigfried is a looming figure in American thought and feminist theory who coined the phrase 'pragmatist feminist' which has become an increasingly important concept in contemporary philosophy. Seigfried argues that pragmatism and its rich history is a natural ally for feminism and that the creative combination of these two traditions can pave the way for a genuinely emancipatory feminist practice. Pragmatist Feminism and the Work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried explores and pushes this theory and brings it into conversation with some of the most vibrant strands of current philosophy.

Author : Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226745570

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Pragmatism and Feminism by Charlene Haddock Seigfried Pdf

Though many pioneering feminists were deeply influenced by American pragmatism, their contemporary followers have generally ignored that tradition because of its marginalization by a philosophical mainstream intent on neutral analyses devoid of subjectivity. In this revealing work, Charlene Haddock Seigfried effectively reunites two major social and philosophical movements, arguing that pragmatism, because of its focus on the emancipatory potential of everyday experiences, offers feminism its most viable and powerful philosophical foundation. With careful attention to their interwoven histories and contemporary concerns, Pragmatism and Feminism effectively invigorates both traditions, opening them to new interpretations and appropriations and asserting their timely philosophical relevance. This foundational work in feminist theory simultaneously invites and guides future scholarship in an area of rapidly emerging significance.

Author : Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0226745589

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Pragmatism and Feminism by Charlene Haddock Seigfried Pdf

Though many pioneering feminists were deeply influenced by American pragmatism, their contemporary followers have generally ignored that tradition because of its marginalization by a philosophical mainstream intent on neutral analyses devoid of subjectivity. In this revealing work, Charlene Haddock Seigfried effectively reunites two major social and philosophical movements, arguing that pragmatism, because of its focus on the emancipatory potential of everyday experiences, offers feminism its most viable and powerful philosophical foundation. With careful attention to their interwoven histories and contemporary concerns, Pragmatism and Feminism effectively invigorates both traditions, opening them to new interpretations and appropriations and asserting their timely philosophical relevance. This foundational work in feminist theory simultaneously invites and guides future scholarship in an area of rapidly emerging significance.

Author : Maurice Hamington,Celia Bardwell-Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136332135

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Contemporary Feminist Pragmatism by Maurice Hamington,Celia Bardwell-Jones Pdf

The notion of "feminist pragmatism" or "pragmatist feminism" has been around since Charlene Haddock Seigfried introduced it two decades ago. However, the bulk of the work in this field has been directed toward recovering the feminist strain of classical American philosophy, largely through renewed interest in the work of Jane Addams. This exploration of the origins of feminism and pragmatism has been fruitful in building a foundation for theoretical considerations. The editors of this volume believe the next logical step is the contemporary application to both theory and experience. Contemporary Feminist Pragmatism is the first book to address the modern significance of the nexus of feminism and pragmatism. The issues explored here include the relationship between community and identity, particularly around the impact of gender and race; reframing political practice regarding feminist pragmatist commitments including education, sustainability movements, and local efforts like community gardens; and the association between ethics and inquiry including explorations of Buddhism, hospitality, and animal-human relationships.

Author : Erin C. Tarver,Shannon Sullivan
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780271076942

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Feminist Interpretations of William James by Erin C. Tarver,Shannon Sullivan Pdf

Widely regarded as the father of American psychology, William James is by any measure a mammoth presence on the stage of pragmatist philosophy. But despite his indisputable influence on philosophical thinkers of all genders, men remain the movers and shakers in the Jamesian universe—while women exist primarily to support their endeavors and serve their needs. How could the philosophy of William James, a man devoted to Victorian ideals, be used to support feminism? Feminist Interpretations of William James lays out the elements of James’s philosophy that are particularly problematic for feminism, offers a novel feminist approach to James’s ethical philosophy, and takes up epistemic contestations in and with James’s pragmatism. The results are surprising. In short, James’s philosophy can prove useful for feminist efforts to challenge sexism and male privilege, in spite of James himself. In this latest installment of the Re-Reading the Canon series, contributors appeal to William James’s controversial texts not simply as an exercise in feminist critique but in the service of feminism. Along with the editors, the contributors are Jeremy Carrette, Lorraine Code, Megan Craig, Susan Dieleman, Jacob L. Goodson, Maurice Hamington, Erin McKenna, José Medina, and Charlene Haddock Seigfried.

Author : Lee A. McBride III,Erin McKenna
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350201521

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Pragmatist Feminism and the Work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried by Lee A. McBride III,Erin McKenna Pdf

A contemporary appraisal of the breadth, significance, and legacy of the work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried, this book brings together writings focused on pragmatist feminism/feminist pragmatism, contemporary pragmatism, William James and the reconstruction of philosophy, education and American philosophy in the 21st century. Charlene Haddock Seigfried is a looming figure in American thought and feminist theory who coined the phrase 'pragmatist feminist' which has become an increasingly important concept in contemporary philosophy. Seigfried argues that pragmatism and its rich history is a natural ally for feminism and that the creative combination of these two traditions can pave the way for a genuinely emancipatory feminist practice. Pragmatist Feminism and the Work of Charlene Haddock Seigfried explores and pushes this theory and brings it into conversation with some of the most vibrant strands of current philosophy.

Author : Cressida Heyes
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781501725623

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Line Drawings by Cressida Heyes Pdf

At the heart of feminist theory lies the seemingly intractable issue of essentialism. Feminism has thus far failed to transcend critiques of essentialism and currently offers only two inadequate positions against it. One response reifies the category "women," representing the experience of oppression of privileged women as archetypal for feminism, and the other denies the category because it unjustly overgeneralizes, thus undercutting the possibility of a robust theory of gender oppression. To spur anti-essentialist methods and practice around such issues as sexual violence, feminist theory crucially needs a constructive and politically powerful strategy for defining women.Cressida J. Heyes deftly elucidates and then travels beyond the essentialism debates to rescue the efficacy of feminist theory for activism and research. She offers a genealogy of essentialism, specifically as it applies to the work of Carol Gilligan and Catharine MacKinnon, and employs a Wittgensteinian approach to feminism that understands similarities between women as family resemblances and political decisions about inclusion and exclusion as contextual and purposive. Line Drawings argues for an anti-essentialist method that enables generalizing feminist discourse but insists on paying close attention to the operations of power in constructing claims about women. This is a fresh and vitally important step past stymied debate on what is arguably the most pressing issue in cross-disciplinary feminist theory.

Author : Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 027104361X

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Feminist Interpretations of John Dewey by Charlene Haddock Seigfried Pdf

This is the first collection of essays to evaluate John Dewey's pragmatist philosophy from a feminist perspective. The variety of feminist interpretations offered here ranges from Jane Addams's praise for his collegial efforts to resolve the problems of the inner city to contemporary comparisons of his approach with Addams's own critique of capitalism as patriarchal. In between are essays assessing Dewey's contributions to feminist theory and practice both in his lifetime and in regard to contemporary feminist approaches to education, subjectivity, objectivity and truth, and social and political philosophy. At a time when feminists are questioning and developing alternatives to the scientistic value-free inquiry advocated by logical positivism, the myth of detached observation informing the epistemological turn, rationalistic ethics, and the model of an unattached, nonrelational subject, this book reminds us of Dewey's early and passionate opposition to the same assumptions and his reconstruction of philosophy as a &"method of moral and political diagnoses and prognosis.&" It has often been remarked that Dewey's pragmatism provides a genuine alternative to the usual masculinist biases of Western philosophy, and the various essays in this book develop this claim more extensively. Contributors, besides the editor, are Jane Addams, Ana M. Mart&ínez Alem&án, Paula Droege, Marilyn Fischer, Eugenie Gatens-Robinson, Judith M. Green, Lisa Heldke, Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Erin McKenna, Marjorie C. Miller, Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich, and Shannon Sullivan.

Author : Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791404013

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William James's Radical Reconstruction of Philosophy by Charlene Haddock Seigfried Pdf

Author : Jane Addams
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4066339527256

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The long road of woman's memory by Jane Addams Pdf

"The long road of woman's memory" by Jane Addams. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Shannon Sullivan
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-03-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780253109118

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Living Across and Through Skins by Shannon Sullivan Pdf

Explores the dynamic relationship between bodies and the world around them. What if we lived across and through our skins as much as we do within them? According to Shannon Sullivan, the notion of bodies in transaction with their social, political, cultural, and physical surroundings is not new. Early in the 20th century, John Dewey elaborated human existence as a set of patterns of behavior or actions shaped by the environment. Underscoring the continued relevance of his thought, Sullivan brings Dewey into conversation with Continental philosophers -- Nietzsche and Merleau-Ponty -- and feminist philosophers -- Butler and Harding -- to expand thinking about the body. Emphasizing topics such as the role of habit, the discursivity of bodies, communication and meaning, personal and cultural structures of gender, the improvement of bodily experience, and understandings of truth and objectivity, Living Across and Through Skins acknowledges the importance of the body's experience without placing it in opposition to psychological, cultural, and social aspects of human life. By focusing on what bodies do, rather than what they are, Sullivan prompts a closer look at concrete, physical transactions that might be changed to improve human experiences of the world.

Author : Deborah K. Heikes
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441186577

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The Virtue of Feminist Rationality by Deborah K. Heikes Pdf

An assessment of feminist rejections of rationality and a reconstruction of the concept to meet feminist demands.

Author : Charles L. Lowery,Patrick M. Jenlink
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789004405325

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The Handbook of Dewey’s Educational Theory and Practice by Charles L. Lowery,Patrick M. Jenlink Pdf

The Handbook of Dewey’s Educational Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive, accessible, richly theoretical yet practical guide to the educational theories, ideals, and pragmatic implications of the work of John Dewey, America’s preeminent philosopher of education.

Author : Maurice Hamington
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780271036946

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Feminist Interpretations of Jane Addams by Maurice Hamington Pdf

"A collection of articles that address Jane Addams (1860-1935) in terms of her contribution to feminist philosophy and theory through her work on culture, art, sex, society, religion, and politics"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Gary Peters
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226452623

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Improvising Improvisation by Gary Peters Pdf

There is an ever-increasing number of books on improvisation, ones that richly recount experiences in the heat of the creative moment, theorize on the essence of improvisation, and offer convincing arguments for improvisation’s impact across a wide range of human activity. This book is nothing like that. In a provocative and at times moving experiment, Gary Peters takes a different approach, turning the philosophy of improvisation upside-down and inside-out. Guided by Kant, Hegel, Heidegger, and especially Deleuze—and exploring a range of artists from Hendrix to Borges—Peters illuminates new fundamentals about what, as an experience, improvisation truly is. As he shows, improvisation isn’t so much a genre, idiom, style, or technique—it’s a predicament we are thrown into, one we find ourselves in. The predicament, he shows, is a complex entwinement of choice and decision. The performativity of choice during improvisation may happen “in the moment,” but it is already determined by an a priori mode of decision. In this way, improvisation happens both within and around the actual moment, negotiating a simultaneous past, present, and future. Examining these and other often ignored dimensions of spontaneous creativity, Peters proposes a consistently challenging and rigorously argued new perspective on improvisation across an extraordinary range of disciplines.