Feminist interpretations of William James / edited by Erin C. Tarver and Shannon Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tarver, Erin C., editor.

Sullivan, Shannon, 1967- editor.

Series:

Re-reading the canon

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, William, 1842-1910.

James, William.

Feminist theory.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

ix, 314 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]

Summary:

"A collection of essays examining the writings of William James. Provides a reinterpretation of pragmatism to devise philosophical resources for pragmatist feminism that challenge sexism and male privilege"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The feminine-mystical threat to masculine-scientific order / Charlene Haddock Seigfried

"The woman question" : James's negotiations with natural law theory and utilitarianism / Jacob L. Goodson

Women and William James / Erin McKenna

Lady pragmatism and the great man : the need for feminist pragmatism / Eric C. Tarver

The energies of women : William James and the ethics of care / Susan Dieleman

William James and the will to care for unfamiliar others : the masculinity of care? / Maurice Hamington

Habit, relaxation, and the open mind : James and the increments of ethical freedom / Megan Craig

James and feminist philosophy of emotion / Shannon Sullivan

"A perverse kind of pleasure" : James, the body, and women's mystical experience / Jeremy Carrette

The will not to believe : pragmatism, oppression, and standpoint theory / José Medina

Incredulity and advocacy : thinking after William James / Lorraine Code.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780271070902

0271070900

9780271070919

0271070919

OCLC:

909326831