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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sullivan, Shannon, 1967- editor.

Tarver, Erin C., editor.

Series:

Re-reading the canon.

Re-reading the canon

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, William, 1842-1910.

James, William.

Pragmatism.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 314 pages).

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

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:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I The Promise and Peril of James’s Philosophy for Feminism

1 The Feminine- Mystical Threat to Masculine- Scientific Order

2 “The Woman Question” James’s Negotiations with Natural Law Theory and Utilitarianism

3 Women and William James

4 Lady Pragmatism and the Great Man The Need for Feminist Pragmatism

Part II Pragmatist Ethics of Care

5 The Energies of Women William James and the Ethics of Care

6 William James and the Will to Care for Unfamiliar Others The Masculinity of Care?

Part III Embodiment and Emotion

7 Habit, Relaxation, and the Open Mind James and the Increments of Ethical Freedom

8 James and Feminist Philosophy of Emotion

9 “A Perverse Kind of Pleasure” James, the Body, and Women’s Mystical Experience

10 The Will Not to Believe Pragmatism, Oppression, and Standpoint Theory

11 Incredulity and Advocacy Thinking After William James

Afterword

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271076942

0271076941

9780271076966

0271076968

OCLC:

936040960