Gendered readings of change : a feminist-pragmatist approach / Clara Fischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer, Clara, 1980- author.

Series:

Breaking feminist waves

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Change.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

viii, 242 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

In Gendered Readings of Change, Clara Fischer develops a unique theory of change by drawing on American philosophy and contemporary feminist thought. Via a select history of indent Greek and Pragmatist philosophies of change, she argues for a reconstruction of transformation that is inclusive of women's experiences and thought. With wide-ranging analysis, this book addresses ontological, moral, epistemological, and political questions, and includes an insightful exploration of the philosophies of Parmenides, Aristotle, John Dewey, Iris Young, and Jane Addams. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Genealogical Reflections on Change

1 Women, Change, and the Birth of Philosophy 15

2 Change in Dewey's and Aristotle's Metaphysics 45

3 Change in Dewey's and Aristotle's Self 69

Part II Feminist-Pragmatist Reconstruction of Change

4 The Feminist-Pragmatist Self 109

5 Democracy and Change as Transaction 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137347879

1137347872

OCLC:

860943922