Gendered Readings of Change [electronic resource] : A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach /
Fischer, C.author.
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.
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""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 Deweyâ€?s and Aristotleâ€?s Metaphysics                                                      ""; ""3 Change in Deweyâ€?s and Aristotleâ€?s Self                                               ""
""Part II Feminist-Pragmatist Reconstruction of Change                                                           """"4 The Feminist-Pragmatist Self                                     ""; ""5 Democracy and Change as Transaction                                            ""; ""Conclusion                 ""; ""Notes            ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Sociology.
Feminist theory.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Cultural studies.
Pragmatism.
Gender Studies.
Feminism.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Social Philosophy.
Cultural Studies.
Pragmatism.