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Historical Dictionary of Feminist Philosophy
Catherine Villanueva Gardner
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Hardback. Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. It draws not only on feminist philosophers but criticizes, approves, or appropriates the work of the leading philosophers of all times. The introduction to this reference work provides a useful overview of the subject area and the chronology runs the gamut from Ancient Greek philosophers to contemporary feminist ones. The cross-referenced dictionary entries cover both the ... Read more
Having only emerged in the past few decades, Feminist Philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminism-and women more generally-while also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and Marxism to environmentalism. It draws not only on feminist philosophers but criticizes, approves, or appropriates the work of the leading philosophers of all times. The introduction to this reference work provides a useful overview of the subject area and the chronology runs the gamut from Ancient Greek philosophers to contemporary feminist ones. The cross-referenced dictionary entries cover both the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810853461
SKU
V9780810853461
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About Catherine Villanueva Gardner
Catherine Villanueva Gardner is an associate professor in philosophy at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, where she teaches for both the department of Philosophy and for the Women's Studies program. Her previous work includes Women Philosophers: Genre and the Boundaries of Philosophy, an examination of forgotten women philosophers and the reasons for their disappearance.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Feminist Philosophy
...this is an excellent reference work on the subject.
Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Of Women's Studies Resources, vol. 27 Nos. 2-3 (2006)
...a very useful introduction to the field, its central concepts, and the figures that have influenced it.
American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)
...accessible and interesting...it would be a good supplement to those ... Read more
Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Of Women's Studies Resources, vol. 27 Nos. 2-3 (2006)
...a very useful introduction to the field, its central concepts, and the figures that have influenced it.
American Reference Books Annual, vol. 38 (2007)
...accessible and interesting...it would be a good supplement to those ... Read more