Feminist philosophers in their own words books

Many philosophers understand their intellectual history and the history of the womens movement in terms of three waves. However, the methodology remains underexplored, and it seems timely to ask larger questions about how the history of philosophy is to be done and whether there is, or needs to be, a specifically feminist approach to the history of. The psychology of philosophy feminist philosophers. The philosophy behind the revolution hay, carol on. Feminist philosophers are a diverse group as there is not just one school of feminist philosophy. Oct 02, 2018 with the help of two editors from this newspaper, a list of books was compiled far from comprehensive, but including some of the most influential feminist works of the last few centuries. Her main fields of interest are existential philosophy, phenomenology, critical theory, marxism, postmodernism, and feminist theory. List of books and articles about feminist philosophy. Anitas work on disability justice was grounded in her experience as a disabled person and her activism on behalf of people with disabilities. It examines womens and mens social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and feminist politics in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, home economics, literature. The little book of feminist saints by julia pierpont.

In their own words provides educators and scholars with indepth, digitally filmed interviews with many of the scholars who generated and initially sustained feminist philosophy in north america. I start off each section with a background of the personal history and societal placement, followed by the basic highlights of the innovative feminist thoughts often expressed in organisational preferences for national or universalistic action. Dec 25, 2018 in other words, many feminist philosophers continue to presume that insofar as women share so many experiences in virtue of their conventional genderand are, therefore, similarly situated in the most significant ways with respect to privilege and oppressionan analytic focus on gender in isolation from, say, disability, race. What feminist philosophers accomplish, therefore, is the broadening and deepening of what it means to be engaged in moral philosophy by introducing the epistemically and morally rich stories of what it is like to be a nonideal agent in a nonideal world. Harding born 1935 is an american philosopher of feminist and postcolonial theory, epistemology, research methodology, and philosophy of science. From the perspective of negative canon formation, the history of philosophy is a resource only in so far as it describes the theories and thinkers that were most deeply mistaken about women. In their own words does a superb case of linking the violent communistsocialist philosophy that people like bernie sanders and others are giving legitimacy. The following is a list of feminist literature, listed by year of first publication, then within the year alphabetically by title using the english title rather than the foreign language title if availableapplicable. As one of the foundational pieces of feminist literary critique, you might expect that woolfs words lost their potency over the years. The book of dead philosophers by simon critchley books on. In a time when the word feminism triggers all sorts of responses, many of them. These videos were recorded by joan callahan as part of the oral history project she produces with nancy tuana, feminist philosophers. Feminist perspectives on reproduction and the family. Pdf download the a to z of feminist philosophy full books.

The idea of speech that is not only words to borrow catharine mackinnons. Journal of women in culture and society from 2000 to 2005. Writer virginia woolf is a key figure in the modernist literary movement. This article explores how feminism might illuminate philosophy, and indeed vice versa. As a product of the uneasy alliance of feminism with deconstruction and foucauldian genealogy, feminist philosophers tread very carefully on the subject of whether or not to philosophize what it. In this collection justice ginsburg discusses gender equality, the workings of the supreme court, being jewish, law and lawyers in opera, and the value of looking beyond us shores when interpreting the us constitution. May 07, 2018 academic philosophy and the uk gender recognition act. Academic philosophy and the uk gender recognition act.

In their own words video series, born of campervan travels to meet with folks across north america. As in other branches of philosophy, which may be classified as traditional and analytical, so too do feminist philosophers adhere to many different variations of feminism. Feminist philosophers page 2 news feminist philosophers. In a lively and sometimes vicious pamphlet war, now referred to as the revolution controversy, british political commentators addressed topics ranging from representative government to human rights to the separation of church and state. Feminist history of philosophy stanford encyclopedia of. It is this turn toward including, confronting, and challenging the oppressions of women. The little book of feminist saints is quite the treasure and im thrilled that i had a chance to read it before it was published.

Even more recently, tyson started cu denver philosophy podcasts as a way to communicate with her colleagues, because she missed the impromptu hallway chats that were no longer possible due to the. I appreciate all of your kind words, encouragement, and excitement. Download the a to z of feminist philosophy books, having only emerged in the past few decades, feminist philosophy is rapidly developing its own thrust in areas of particular importance to feminismand women more generallywhile also reevaluating and reshaping most other fields of philosophy, from ethics to logic and marxism to environmentalism. She is currently a distinguished professor emeritus of education and gender stu. List of books and articles about feminist philosophy online. In her april 23rd post announcing the closure, professor saul referred to both positive and negative reasons for it. Feminist classic philosophers and the other women jstor. Feminist philosophers will soon be ceasing to have new content, but well be keeping old posts up so folks can access them. Best quotes from ancient philosophers about life business.

Opinion feminism and the future of philosophy the new. Essays on difference, agency and culture indiana university press, 1992. May, 2019 the feminist philosophers blog has shut down. Feminist coven and sistah sistah foundation have arranged womens rights marches around the same themes with slogans like keep your policies off my body to contest rape culture and raise their voices on issues like education and reproductive health to equal political and economic representation. Feminist philosophy stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.

In their own words, the digital film project which provide an invaluable archive of feminist philosophers, including ruddick, who helped shape the field. This doesnt excuse those who used racist or antisemitic words as a casual echo of their own times, but it will help to put their words in context. According to some psychoanalytic theorists, a persons sense of their own. Feb 10, 2009 throughout the ages philosophers have examined their own lives in an attempt both to find some meaning and to explain the roots of their philosophical perspectives.

Studies in the phenomenology of oppression routledge, 1990 and coeditor of revaluing french feminism. Jul 12, 2016 here are nine feminist photo series from the 20th and 21st centuries that you need to know about. She is best known for her writings between world war i and world war ii including the 1929 essay, a room of ones own, and novels mrs. Feminist philosophers have also changed the history of philosophy by appropriating its ideas for feminist purposes.

I am also interested in the idea that men tend to put themselves forward more often than women, whether thats with their. Feminist history of philosophy has successfully focused thus far on canon revision, canon critique, and the recovery of neglected or forgotten women philosophers. Feminist philosophers has a tradition of featuring a passage from the work of the philosopher we memorialize. Field office when the weather underground was tied to the u. Sep 18, 2017 in fact, however, feminist philosophy should be an essential resource for all philosophers, whatever their views about its political agenda. Explore books on feminist philosophy, gender oppression, and. I do like the idea that a better starting point for philosophy could have been and still can be the relational self rather than descartes separate self. My interest in the psychology of philosophy goes a bit wider than this, however. Duke professor of literature and romance studies and professor of english, philosophy and theatre studies at duke. Feminist theory in social work 1750 words bartleby. Feminist philosophers brought their philosophical tools to bear on these questions. May 21, 2020 sarah tyson, phd, who teaches in the philosophy department at cu denver, recently became one of the hosts for the new books in philosophy podcast.

Im sure some philosophy purists are going to object to my use of the books above and my characterization of some of their favorite thinkers. In other words, they blame themselves and their abilities before they blame the philosophy. Draft introduction to denaturalizing impairment and. Writing an almost 73k word book takes a lot out of you. During the suffrage movement, beginning in the 1800s, women appeared to have very little control over their lives. I have watched her live the kind of postacademia life i now know i would love to have, myself. I plan on trying to do the same with the other 6 books but i need a bit of a break first. Interest in virginia woolf and her writings revived with the feminist criticism of the 1970s. When these feminist speak of their cultural, gender advantages in philosophy in negotiation, compromising, empathizing, one does not see it in their smack down approaches in books like this. The guilty pleasures of feminist philosophers american. My experience, in the classroom at least, is that when people do that, they are overwhelmed by what they have taken for granted and their lives are changed.

The feminist movement of the 1960s 1005 words bartleby. One important limitation that feminist philosophers are trying to overcome is their insufficient attention to the many interacting ways that human beings are oppressed, for example, along lines of race, sexuality, ability, class, religion, and nationality. They are usually a bit more challenging than typical feminists in that they at least try to obscure some of their misandry, dogshit ideas, and immense stupidity within the container of philosophy. Kelly olivers work cuts a swathe through the thicket of feminist debates. It examines womens social roles and lived experience, and feminist politics in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, psychoanalysis, economics. Feminist philosophy strives for inclusivity and pluralism, even if it falls short. Feminism has proved to be a new way of looking at many traditional problems. This volume is an introduction to philosophical autobiography, a rich but hitherto ignored literary genre that questions the self, its social context, and existence in general. Feb 16, 2014 those of you who read my blog know that i have a guilty pleasurefeminist philosophers. Feminist perspectives on reproduction and the family first published sat nov 6, 2004.

Feminist criticism has, in many ways, followed what some theorists call the three waves of feminism. Therefore, it seems to me that the job of feminist philosophy is to attract people who are not feminist philosophers to the enterprise of reflecting on their own experiences as gendered beings. Harding is an american philosopher of feminist and postcolonial theory, epistemology, research methodology, and philosophy of science. Audio podcasts of many of the keynote panels are also. In their own words provides educators and scholars with indepth, digitally filmed interviews with many of the scholars. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. Whats the worst possible thing you can call a woman. Oliver does not sidestep the difficult questions of female subjectivity.

A vindication of the rights of woman was written against the tumultuous background of the french revolution and the debate that it spawned in britain. Traditional feminists use feminist philosophy to advance the causes of the feminist movement on. She directed the ucla center for the study of women from 1996 to 2000, and coedited signs. My own words showcases ruth ginsburgs astonishing intellectual range the new republic. Sara ruddick taught philosophy at the new school of social research. Modelled after the format of the catholic little books of saints, pierpont chose an interesting format that works well for the content. The past twenty years have seen an explosion of work by feminist philosophers and several surveys of this work have documented the richness of the many different ways of doing feminist philosophy. The term feminism is used both in reference to social movements, such as the latenineteenth century womens rights movement or the midtwentieth century womens movement in europe and the united states, and to theories that identify and critique injustices against women, such as a vindication of the rights of woman by mary wollstonecraft 1759. Feminist philosophy is philosophy from a feminist perspective. In other words, opposing oppression in its many forms may be. In other words, unlike most of the big intimidating usually german philosophers whose names you cannot pronounce, this is philosophy for outside the classroom. I was a bombing coordinator in the fbis washington, d. Feminismliteraturea vindication of the rights of woman. Book v, even though he was an exception in his historical context see.

Founded by jenny saul currently sheffield, soon to be waterloo, it was a group blog featuring the writing of a growing roster of philosophers, many of whom posted under pseudonyms. Thank you to everyone who has read or will read this. Feminist theory feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, or philosophical discourse, it aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. The feminist philosophy is the philosophical dimension of intellectual feminism. Sheerly avni is a san franciscobased arts and culture writer. Also in philosophy blogs blog feministphilosophers. On the positive side, the landscape for feminist and antioppression philosophers has dramatically changed during the years weve been blogging. Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. Here are links to the videos and to the oral history website. The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. Books and magazines are in italics, all other types of literature are not and are in quotation marks. Feminist ethics and narrative ethics internet encyclopedia. Youre probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt i told you not to hold back.