Presenting women philosophers
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Presenting women philosophers
（The new academy / edited by Elizabeth Kamarck Minnich）
Temple University Press, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Western philosophy has long excluded the work of women thinkers from their canon. Presenting Women Philosophers addresses this exclusion by examining the breadth of women's contributions to Western thought over some 900 years. Editors Cecile T. Tougas and Sara Ebenreck have gathered essays and other writings that reflect women's deep engagement with the meaning of individual experience as well as the continuity of their philosophical concerns and practices. Arranged thematically, the collection ranges across eras and literary genres as it emphasizes the intellectual significance of written work by key figures -- for example, Hildegard of Bingen's visionary writings, Iris Murdoch's fiction, Hannah Arendt's historical narratives, and the oral storytelling in black women's literary tradition. The collection also brings to light the philosophical importance of little-known work by such writers as Mme de Sable and Mme de Condorcet. This wide-ranging collection offers non-philosophers an introduction to women's thought but also promises to engage advanced students of philosophy with new research on unrecognized contributions.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS Series Introduction: Elizabeth K. Minnich Introduction: Sara Ebenreck and Cecile T. Tougas Part I. The Loss and the Recovery of Women's Voices: Introduced by Sara Ebenreck 1. Why Have There Been So Few Women Philosophers? -- Gerda Lerner 2. Introduction to A Voice from the South -- Mary Helen Washington Part II.Naming Reality -- Differently: Introduced by Sara Ebenreck 1. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179): A New Medieval Philosopher? -- Helen J. John, S.N.D. 2. Ednah Dow Cheney's (182401904) American Aesthetics -- Therese B. Dykeman 3. Jane Addams's (1860-1935) Feminist Ethics -- Marilyn Fischer 4. Moral Wisdom in the Black Women's Literary Tradition -- Katie Geneva Cannon 5. Susanne K. Langer's (1895-1985) Conception of "Symbol": Making Connections Through Ambiguity -- Beatrice K. Nelson 6. Hannah Arendt (1906-1975): On the Relation of Thinking and Morality -- Elizabeth K. Minnich 7. Hannah Arendt (1960-1975) and Susan Griffin (1943-): Storytelling -- Toward a Feminist Metahistory --Shari Stone-Mediatore 8. Finding New Roots as a Woman Philosopher -- Sara Ebenreck Part III. Philosophical Friendships: Introduced by Cecile T. Tougas 1. Heloise (1101-1164) and Abelard -- Mary Ellen Waithe 2. Elisabeth, Princess Palatine (1618-1680): Letters to Rene Descartes -- Andrea Nye 3. Gloria Ansaldua's (1942-) Borderlands / la Frontera and Rene Descartes's Discourse of Method: Moving Beyond the Canon in Discussion of Philosophical Ideas -- Lisa A. Bergin 4. Mary Astell (1666-1731): A Pre-Humean Christian Empiricist and Feminist -- Jane Duran 5. Harriet Taylor Mill's (1807-1858) Collaboration with John Stuart Mill -- Jo-Ellen Jacobs 6. Philosophical Friendship, 1996: A Postscript -- Cecile T. Tougas 7. Poems from Fifty Forms for Fifty Philosophers -- Veda A. Cobb-Stevens Part IV. Love, Feeling, and Community: Introduced by Cecile T. Tougas 1. Christine de Pizan (1364-1430) and Jehanne d'Arc: "Above All the Heroes Past" -- Tracy Adams 2. Madame de Sable's (1599-1678) Moral Philosophy: A Jansenist Salon -- John J. Conley 3. A Woman-Centered Philosophy: An Alternative to Enlightenment Thought (1700-1750) -- Ann Willeford 4. Madame de Condorcet's (1764-1822) Letters on Sympathy -- Karin Brown 5. Iris Murdoch's (1919-1999) Concept of Love and The Bell -- Patricia J. O'Connor 6. Why I Have Worked on this Book for Several Years -- Cecile T. Tougas Biographical Notes
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