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Gendered Readings of Change

A Feminist-Pragmatist Approach

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  • © 2014

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  1. Clara Fischer
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Part of the book series: Breaking Feminist Waves (BFW)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 1-11

  3. Genealogical Reflections on Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Women, Change, and the Birth of Philosophy

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 15-44

    3. Change in Dewey’s and Aristotle’s Metaphysics

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 45-67

    4. Change in Dewey’s and Aristotle’s Self

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 69-105

  4. Feminist-Pragmatist Reconstruction of Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
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    2. The Feminist-Pragmatist Self

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 109-141

    3. Democracy and Change as Transaction

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 143-180

    4. Conclusion

      • Clara Fischer
      Pages 181-188

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 189-242
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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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"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

About the author

Clara Fischer is a Researcher and Lecturer in political philosophy and feminist theory. Outside of the academy, she acts as a consultant to the NGO sector and is a director of the Irish Feminist Network, Ireland

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