America's first women philosophers : transplanting Hegel, 1860-1925 / Dorothy G. Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Dorothy G.

Series:

Continuum studies in American philosophy.

Continuum studies in American philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women philosophers--United States--History.

Women philosophers.

Idealism, American.

Concord School of Philosophy.

St. Louis Philosophical Society (Saint Louis, Mo.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first book about the women of the early American Idealist movement in philosophy. The movement started in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858, becoming more influential as women joined and influenced its development. Many of these women were pioneers in feminist thought, in the expansion of education, and of the woman's role in it as teachers and scholars. Chief among them were Susan E. Blow, Anna C. Brackett, Grace C. Bibb, Ellen M. Mitchell, and Marietta Kies. This book devotes a chapter to the life, practical work, and philosophical ideas of each of them. These were the first American w

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The legacy of American idealism; 2 Susan Blow: philosophy in education; 3 Anna Brackett: feminist philosopher-educator; 4 Paraprofessional philosophy stage I: Grace Bibb, Ellen Mitchell, and the Concord School of Philosophy; 5 Paraprofessional philosophy stage II: Eliza Read Sunderland and Lucia Ames Mead; 6 Marietta Kies: private virtue in public life; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-170) and index.

ISBN:

9786611294403

9781281294401

1281294403

9781847143006

1847143008

OCLC:

290594111