On Addams / Marilyn Fischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Marilyn.

Series:

Wadsworth philosophers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935--Political and social views.

Addams, Jane.

Addams, Jane, 1860-1935.

Sociology--Philosophy.

Sociology.

Women social reformers--United States--Biography.

Women social reformers.

Political and social views.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

93 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Australia ; United States : Thomson Wadsworth, [2004]

Summary:

ON ADDAMS, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways. Serving as standalone texts when tackling a philosophers' original sources or as helpful resources for focusing philosophy students' engagements with these philosopher's often conceptually daunting works, these titles have also gained extraordinary popularity with a lay readership and quite often serve as "refreshers" for philosophy instructors.

Contents:

1. Biography 1

2. Addams's Theory of Democracy 14

3. Education 32

4. Philanthropy and Industrial Capitalism 47

5. Women's Issues 60

6. Peace and International Understanding 74.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93).

ISBN:

053458358X

OCLC:

47232509