The Politics of Reason:Feminist Theory and Formal Logic. The Politics of Reason: Toward a Feminist Logic

Philosophy's traditional'man of reason'—independent, neutral, unemotional—is an illusion. That's because the'man of reason'ignores one very important thing—the woman. As feminist philosophy grew in the 1980s and'90s, it became clear that the attributes philosophical tradition wrote off as'womanly'are in fact part of human nature. No longer can philosophy maintain the dichotomy between the rational man and the emotional woman, but must now examine a more complex human being, able to reason and feel. Yet feminist philosophy also makes it clear that men and women theorize the world in different ways, from different perspectives. Representing Reasons: Feminist Theory and Formal Logic collects new and old essays that shed light on the underexplored intersection of logic and feminism. The papers in this collection cross over many of the traditional divides between continental and analytic philosophy, between philosophical reflection and empirical investigation, and between empirical investigations with an individual or societal grain of analysis. This is possible because Representing Reasons frames the relationship between logic and feminism in terms of issues rather than historical figures or methodologies. As such, the articles serve as a model for crossing these divides, just as they break down the traditional divide between logic and feminism. Philosophy's traditional "man of reason"independent, neutral, unemotionalis an illusion. That's because the "man of reason" ignores one very important thingthe woman. As feminist philosophy grew in the 1980s and '90s, it became clear that the attributes philosophical tradition wrote off as "womanly" are in fact part of human nature. No longer can philosophy maintain the dichotomy between the rational man and the emotional woman, but must now examine a more complex human being, able to reason and feel. Yet feminist philosophy also makes it clear that men and women theorize the world in different ways, from different perspectives. Representing Feminist Theory and Formal Logic collects new and old essays that shed light on the underexplored intersection of logic and feminism. The papers in this collection cross over many of the traditional divides between continental and analytic philosophy, between philosophical reflection and empirical investigation, and between empirical investigations with an individual or societal grain of analysis. This is possible because Representing Reasons frames the relationship between logic and feminism in terms of issues rather than historical figures or methodologies. As such, the articles serve as a model for crossing these divides, just as they break down the traditional divide between logic and feminism. Pt. 1. Logic And The Structure Of Thought. The Politics Of Reason: Toward A Feminist Logic / Val Plumwood ; Feminism And The Logic Of Alterity / Val Plumwood ; Fluid Thinking: Irigaray's Critique Of Formal Logic / Marjorie Hass ; Power In The Service Of Love: John Dewey's Logic And The Dream Of A Common Language / Carroll Guen Hart ; Words Of Power And The Logic Of Sense / Dorothea E. Olkowski -- Pt. 2. Logic And Empirical Knowledge. On Mapping A Transdisciplinary Approach To Reasoning / Rachel Joffe Falmagne And Marie-geneviève Iselin ; Logic From A Quinean Perspective: An Empirical Enterprise / Lynn Hankinson Nelson And Jack Nelson ; Saying What It Is: Predicate Logic And Natural Kinds / Andrea Nye ; What Do Girls Know Anyway?: Rationality, Gender, And Social Control / Pam Oliver. Edited By Rachel Joffe Falmagne And Marjorie Hass. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 1......Page 1 2......Page 2 3......Page 3 4......Page 4 11......Page 5 12......Page 6 13......Page 7 14......Page 8 15......Page 9 16......Page 10 17......Page 11 18......Page 12 19......Page 13 20......Page 14 21......Page 15 22......Page 16 23......Page 17 24......Page 18 25......Page 19 26......Page 20 27......Page 21 28......Page 22 29......Page 23 30......Page 24 31......Page 25 32......Page 26 33......Page 27 34......Page 28 35......Page 29 36......Page 30 37......Page 31 38......Page 32 39......Page 33 40......Page 34 41......Page 35 42......Page 36 43......Page 37 44......Page 38 45......Page 39