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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Introduction
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Genealogical Reflections on Change
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Feminist-Pragmatist Reconstruction of Change
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"An original and compelling book. Fischer problematizes canonical theories of change through a feminist-pragmatist approach. She highlights John Dewey's transformation of Aristotle's philosophy to explicate a dynamic sense of self. This leads to a feminist-pragmatist self with the capacity to effect socio-political change. Gendered hierarchies distorting philosophy from its inception are swept away in this model of humans in transaction with their environments. This is a philosophy for our time." - Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Purdue University, USA
"In this ambitious book Fischer addresses an important topic - the nature of change - in the contemporary context of feminist politics. Ranging from ancient philosophy to literature to political theory, Fischer develops a pragmatist-feminist account of how selves can initiate and undergo change. This carefully crafted and scholarly work is at the cutting edge of current feminist thought." - Alison Stone, Professor of European Philosophy, Lancaster University, UK
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gendered Readings of Change
Book Subtitle: A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach
Authors: Clara Fischer
Series Title: Breaking Feminist Waves
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137342720
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Clara Fischer 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-34787-9Published: 20 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46754-9Published: 20 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-34272-0Published: 20 February 2014
Series ISSN: 2945-6991
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 242
Topics: Gender Studies, Feminism, Cultural and Media Studies, general, Social Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Pragmatism