1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781836803321

Autore

DeCrane Susanne M (Susanne Marie), <1949->

Titolo

Aquinas, feminism, and the common good [[electronic resource] /] / Susanne M. DeCrane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2004

ISBN

1-58901-241-0

1-4356-3893-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Moral traditions series

Disciplina

230/.2/082

Soggetti

Peace (Philosophy)

Common good

Women's health services - United States

Feminism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Feminist theological hermeneutics -- The common good in the thought of Thomas Aquinas -- A feminist retrieval of the principle of the common good -- Health care in the United States and the retrieved principle of the common good.

Sommario/riassunto

To dismiss the work of philosophers and theologians of the past because of their limited perceptions of the whole of humankind is tantamount to tossing the tot out with the tub water. Such is the case when feminist scholars of religion and ethics confront Thomas Aquinas, whose views of women can only be described as misogynistic. Rather than dispense with him, Susanne DeCrane seeks to engage Aquinas and reflect his otherwise compelling thought through the prism of feminist theology, hermeneutics, and ethics.Focusing on one of Aquinas's great intellectual contributions, the fundamental notion o



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827877203321

Autore

Gracia Jorge J. E

Titolo

Latinos in America : philosophy and social identity / / Jorge J.E. Gracia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

9786612341984

9781282341982

1282341987

9780470695746

0470695749

9780470696484

0470696486

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

305.89/68073

305.868073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Ethnic identity

Hispanic Americans - Social conditions

Hispanic Americans - Philosophy

Ethnicity - United States - Philosophy

Citizenship - United States - Philosophy

United States Ethnic relations Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-238) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: The Latino challenge -- Latino/a identities -- Identities : general and particular -- Individuation : circularity and demarcation -- Labels : politics and names -- Latinos/as in society -- Marketplace : survival and flourishing -- Affirmative action : meaning and justification -- Linguistic rights : language and children -- Latino/a philosophy -- Philosophy : Latino vs. American -- Canon : place and future -- History : role and approach -- Conclusion: Latinos in America.

Sommario/riassunto

This book seriously and profoundly examines what it means philosophically to be Latino, and where Latinos fit in American society.