Feminist epistemology and American pragmatism : Dewey and Quine / Alexandra L. Shuford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuford, Alexandra L., author.

Series:

Continuum studies in American philosophy.

Continuum Studies in American Philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Pragmatism.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Continuum International Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Feminist philosophy identifies tensions within mainstream theories of knowledge. To create a more egalitarian epistemology, solutions to these problems have been as diverse as the traditions of philosophy out of which feminists continue to emerge. This book considers two equally formidable approaches theorized by Louise Antony and Lynn Hankinson Nelson. The American philosopher W.V.O. Quine locates knowledge as a branch of empirical science. Shuford shows how both Antony and Nelson use Quine's 'naturalized epistemology' to create empirically robust feminist epistemologies. However, Shuford arg

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Birthing Feminist Pragmatist Epistemologies; 2 Quine's Naturalized Epistemology; 3 Antony's Analytic Feminist Empiricism; 4 Nelson's Holistic Feminist Empiricism; 5 Dewey's Theory of Inquiry; 6 Feminist Pragmatist Inquiry; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-20591-2

9786613205919

1-4411-4504-4

OCLC:

741690666