How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
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Focusing on the lives and contributions of influential feminist philosophers from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the narrative intertwines their stories with the author's personal experiences of sexism in academia. Regan Penaluna's journey begins in small-town Iowa and evolves through her discovery of figures like Damaris Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine Cockburn, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Blending memoir, biography, and criticism, the book offers a witty and insightful exploration of philosophy through a feminist lens, challenging traditional narratives and advocating for women's intellectual equality.
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How to Think Like a Woman, Regan Penaluna
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- Rok vydania
- 2024
- Väzba
- (mäkká)
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- Podtitul
- Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Regan Penaluna
- Vydavateľ
- Grove Atlantic
- Rok vydania
- 2024
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 320
- ISBN13
- 9780802162724
- Série
- Štítky
- Náučná literatúra, Historické téma, Skutočné príbehy, Životopisy, Filozofická tematika, Ženy, Autobiografie & Pamäti, Feminizmus
- Hodnotenie
- 3,95 z 5
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- Focusing on the lives and contributions of influential feminist philosophers from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the narrative intertwines their stories with the author's personal experiences of sexism in academia. Regan Penaluna's journey begins in small-town Iowa and evolves through her discovery of figures like Damaris Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine Cockburn, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Blending memoir, biography, and criticism, the book offers a witty and insightful exploration of philosophy through a feminist lens, challenging traditional narratives and advocating for women's intellectual equality.