| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 180 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Continuum studies in American philosophy
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Continuum studies in American philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-170) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Concord School of Philosophy.
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Concord School of Philosophy. |
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St. Louis Philosophical Society (Saint Louis, Mo.)
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St. Louis Philosophical Society (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
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Women philosophers -- United States -- History.
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Women philosophers. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Idealism, American.
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Idealism, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rogers, Dorothy G. America's first women philosophers. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2005 (DLC) 2004056177 |
| ISBN |
9781847143006 (electronic book) |
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1847143008 (electronic book) |
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9780826474759 |
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0826474756 |
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0826474756 |
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