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Idealism, Pragmatism, and Feminism
the Philosophy of Ella Lyman Cabot
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2011
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Idealism, Pragmatism, and Feminism provides an account of the life and writings of Ella Lyman Cabot (1866-1934), a woman who received formal training, but not formal recognition, in the field of classical American philosophy. It highlights the themes of idealism, pragmatism and feminism as they emerged in the course of career as an educational reformer and ethicist that spanned nearly four decades. Cabot's writings, developed in graduate seminars at Harvard and Radcliffe at the turn of the century complement, and in many cases anticipate, the thinking of the "fathers" of the American philosophical cannon: Charles Sanders Peirce, Josiah Royce, William James, and John Dewey. Her formal philosophical writing focuses on the concepts of growth, creativity, and the moral imagination—a fact that is especially interesting given that these concepts are developed by a woman who faced serious obstacles in her personal and intellectual development. Indeed, these concepts are not merely philosophical ideals, but practical tools that Ella Lyman Cabot used to negotiate the gender roles and intellectual marginalization that she faces at the turn of the century. The discipline of philosophy was very slow to incorporate the insights of women into its self-definition. An analysis of the writings of Ella Lyman Cabot reveals this point, but also the pointed ways in which she sought to express her genuinely creative insights.
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2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-6780-9
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978-0-7391-6781-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
221
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Preface No access
1 The Life of American Philosophy: The Education of Ella Lyman Cabot No access Pages 1 - 32
2 Women and Forgotten Movements in American Philosophy: Ella Lyman Cabot and Mary Parker Follett on Growth and Creativity No access Pages 33 - 62
3 Ella Lyman Cabot’s Chance: The Nature of Contingency in the American Philosophical Tradition No access Pages 63 - 84
4 Everyday Ethics: Morality and the Imagination No access Pages 85 - 108
5 “How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?”: Women in American Thought No access Pages 109 - 134
6 Cabot on Peace Education: Moral Psychology, Ethics, and International Affairs (1906–1930) No access Pages 135 - 160
7 “Thought Is Never at Rest”: Ella Lyman Cabot and the Struggle of Idealism No access Pages 161 - 174
Appendix: Selected Writings of Ella Lyman Cabot No access Pages 175 - 216
