Philosophy for Girls: An Invitation to a Life of Thought

ISBN-13: 9780190072926 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

Melissa Shew; Kimberly Garchar

Recenzje

Readers of this valuable collection of essays will puzzle and ponder, but I suspect they will also live better. I recommend this volume for people just coming to philosophy, as it offers a broad perspective on what philosophical questions are and how they fit into the lives of girls and women. The short essays on a wide variety of topics from metaphysics to ethics would be useful for university intro courses in philosophy, philosophy at the high-school level, or just for people curious about the intersections of gender and philosophy.

O autorze

Melissa M. Shew is Visiting Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University. Her expertise and interests are wide-ranging from ancient Greek to contemporary philosophy, philosophy of literature and the arts, and pedagogy. In her scholarship as with her students, she usually finds her way back to authenticity, dialogue, chance, and understanding the power of a moment. Dr. Shew has taught at the university level for fifteen years and also taught for five years at an all-girls college preparatory high school, living out her firm belief in empowering young women and girls through education. She came to philosophy through literature, music, myth, politics, and the arts. Kimberly K. Garchar is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Kent State University and an associated faculty member at Northeast Ohio Medical University. She found her way to philosophy via mathematics and received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Oregon in 2006, after which she spent two years as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center. Dr. Garchar specializes in American pragmatism, ethics, and clinical ethics, particularly in the areas of death and dying. She has focused on issues of gender and gender equity, both in philosophy and academia, throughout her career.