Philosophy for girls : an invitation to the life of thought /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Shew, Melissa M. (Editor), Garchar, Kimberly K. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Philosophy. Philosophie. philosophy. Ethics & Moral Philosophy. PHILOSOPHY. History & Surveys. Movements. Social. Philosophy Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Prologue. Persephone : the invitation / Melissa M. Shew
Introduction / Melissa M. Shew, Kimberly K. Garchar
Section I: Self. Identity : being-in-the-world and becoming / Meena Dhanda
Autonomy : on being true to ourselves / Serene J. Khader
Pride : the complexities of virtue and vice / Claudia Mills
Questions : the heart of philosophy / Melissa M. Shew
Self-knowledge : the importance of reflection / Karen Stohr
Section II: Knowing. Logic : a feminist approach / Gillian Russell
Doubt : knowing and skepticism / Julianne Chung
Science : unmasking objectivity / Subrena E. Smith
Technology : experience and mediated realities / Robin L. Zebrowski
Art : seeing, thinking, making / Patricia M. Locke
Section III: Social structure and power relations. Credibility : resisting doubts, reimagining knowledge / Monica C. Poole
Language : power plays in communication / Elisabeth Camp
Race : the ontological crisis of the human / Shannon Winnubst
Gender : to the binary and beyond / Charlotte Witt
Recognition : living a queer-alien-mixed consciousness / Shanti Chu
Section IV: Contemplation in action. Anger : embracing the Medusa trope as an act of resistance / Myisha Cherry
Consciousness-raising : social groups and change / Tabatha Leggett
Tzedek : doing what must be done / Devora Shapiro
Empathy : entangled human and nonhuman relationships / Lori Gruen
Courage : meliorism in motion / Kimberly K. Garchar.