America's first women philosophers [[electronic resource] ] : transplanting Hegel, 1860-1925 / / Dorothy G. Rogers

• Autore: Rogers Dorothy G
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Women philosophers - United States - History; Idealism, American
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [162]-170) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The legacy of American idealism; 2 Susan Blow: philosophy in education; 3 Anna Brackett: feminist philosopher-educator; 4 Paraprofessional philosophy stage I: Grace Bibb, Ellen Mitchell, and the Concord School of Philosophy; 5 Paraprofessional philosophy stage II: Eliza Read Sunderland and Lucia Ames Mead; 6 Marietta Kies: private virtue in public life; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first book about the women of the early American Idealist movement in philosophy. The movement started in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858, becoming more influential as women joined and influenced its development. Many of these women were pioneers in feminist thought, in the expansion of education, and of the woman's role in it as teachers and scholars. Chief among them were Susan E. Blow, Anna C. Brackett, Grace C. Bibb, Ellen M. Mitchell, and Marietta Kies. This book devotes a chapter to the life, practical work, and philosophical ideas of each of them. These were the first American w
• Titolo autorizzato: America's first women philosophers
• ISBN: 1-281-29440-3; 9786611294403; 1-84714-300-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784960903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Continuum studies in American philosophy.