Gendered Readings of Change : A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach / by C. Fischer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fischer., Author.

Contributor:

C.

Series:

Breaking Feminist Waves, 2945-7009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex.

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Communication.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Pragmatism.

Gender Studies.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

Social Philosophy.

Local Subjects:

Gender Studies.

Feminism and Feminist Theory.

Media and Communication.

Cultural Studies.

Social Philosophy.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1版. 2014.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book develops a unique theory of change by drawing on American philosophy and contemporary feminist thought. Via a select history of ancient Greek and Pragmatist philosophies of change, Fischer argues for a reconstruction of transformation that is inclusive of women's experiences and thought.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Series Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Part I Genealogical Reflections on Change ""; ""1 Women, Change, and the Birth of Philosophy ""; ""2 Change in Dewey�s and Aristotle�s Metaphysics ""; ""3 Change in Dewey�s and Aristotle�s Self ""

""Part II Feminist-Pragmatist Reconstruction of Change """"4 The Feminist-Pragmatist Self ""; ""5 Democracy and Change as Transaction ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137342720

1137342722

OCLC:

872365142