Feminist interpretations of William James
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Feminist interpretations of William James
(Re-reading the canon)
Pennsylvania State University Press, c2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Widely regarded as the father of American psychology, William James is by any measure a mammoth presence on the stage of pragmatist philosophy. But despite his indisputable influence on philosophical thinkers of all genders, men remain the movers and shakers in the Jamesian universe-while women exist primarily to support their endeavors and serve their needs. How could the philosophy of William James, a man devoted to Victorian ideals, be used to support feminism?
Feminist Interpretations of William James lays out the elements of James's philosophy that are particularly problematic for feminism, offers a novel feminist approach to James's ethical philosophy, and takes up epistemic contestations in and with James's pragmatism. The results are surprising. In short, James's philosophy can prove useful for feminist efforts to challenge sexism and male privilege, in spite of James himself.
In this latest installment of the Re-Reading the Canon series, contributors appeal to William James's controversial texts not simply as an exercise in feminist critique but in the service of feminism.
Along with the editors, the contributors are Jeremy Carrette, Lorraine Code, Megan Craig, Susan Dieleman, Jacob L. Goodson, Maurice Hamington, Erin McKenna, Jose Medina, and Charlene Haddock Seigfried.
Table of Contents
Contents
Preface
Nancy Tuana
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Erin C. Tarver and Shannon Sullivan
Part I: The Promise and Peril of James's Philosophy for Feminism
1 The Feminine-Mystical Threat to Masculine-Scientific Order
Charlene Haddock Seigfried
2 "The Woman Question": James's Negotiations with Natural Law Theory and Utilitarianism
Jacob L. Goodson
3 Women and William James
Erin McKenna
4 Lady Pragmatism and the Great Man: The Need for Feminist Pragmatism
Erin C. Tarver
Part II: Pragmatist Ethics of Care
5 The Energies of Women: William James and the Ethics of Care
Susan Dieleman
6 William James and the Will to Care for Unfamiliar Others: The Masculinity of Care?
Maurice Hamington
Part III: Embodiment and Emotion
7 Habit, Relaxation, and the Open Mind: James and the Increments of Ethical Freedom
Megan Craig
8 James and Feminist Philosophy of Emotion
Shannon Sullivan
9 "A Perverse Kind of Pleasure": James, the Body, and Women's Mystical Experience
Jeremy Carrette
Part IV: Epistemic and Narrative Contestations
10 The Will Not to Believe: Pragmatism, Oppression, and Standpoint Theory
Jose Medina
11 Incredulity and Advocacy: Thinking After William James
Lorraine Code
Afterword
Charlene Haddock Seigfried
Index
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