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Like their predecessors, and like their male counterparts, most women philosophers of the 20th century have significant expertise in several specialities. Moreover, their work represents the gamut of 20th century philosophy's interests in moral pragmatism

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A History of Women Philosophers

1. Ancient Women Philosophers, 600 B.C.-500 A.D. 2. Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment Women Philosophers, 500-1600 3. Modern Women Philosophers, 1600-1900 4. Contemporary Women Philosophers, 1900-today

PROFESSOR C. J. DE VOGEL

A History of Women Philosophers Volume 4 Contemporary Women Philosophers 1900-today Edited by

MARY ELLEN WAITHE Cleveland State University, Cleveland, U.S.A.

Springer-Science+Business Media, B. V.

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Contemporary women philosophers : 1900-today / edited by Mary Ellen Waithe. p. cm. -- (A History of women philosophers ; v. 4.) Includes bibliographical references (p. xxx-xxx) and index. ISBN 978-0-7923-2808-7 ISBN 978-94-011-1114-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-011-1114-0

1. Women philosophers. 2. Philosophy. Modern--20th century. Waithe. Mary Ellen. II. Series. Bl05.W6C66 1994 94-9712 190' .82--dc20

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ISBN 978-0-7923-2808-7

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Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction to Volume 4, by Mary Ellen Waithe 1. I. II. III.

IV. V. VI. 2. I. II.

III.

Victoria, Lady Welby (1837-1912), by William Andrew Myers Introduction Biography Philosophy 1. Beginnings of a Philosophy of Interpretation 2. The Science of Signifies Other Intellectual Interests Welby's Influence and the Development of Significs Conclusion E. E. Constance Jones (1848-1922), by Mary Ellen Waithe and Samantha Cicero Biography Works 1. Ethics (a) A Primer of Ethics (b) Other Ethical Writings 2. Analytic Philosophy (a) Categorical Propositions (b) Identity of Denotation in Diversity of Intension (c) Identity in Diversity as an Axiom of Logic The Originality of Jones' Thought 1. Does Jones Anticipate Frege? 2. Does Jones Anticipate Russell? ix

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IV. 3. I. II.

4. I. II.

III. IV. 5. I. II.

III.

IV.

Contents 3. Could Russell Not Have Read Frege? 4. Might Frege Have Relied on Jones? Conclusion

43 45 46

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), by Julien S. Murphy Biography Gilman's Philosophical Work 1. Androcentric Philosophy 2. Androcentric Religion 3. Philosophy of Social Evolution 4. Gilman's Eugenics 5. Androcentric Ethics 6. Suicide and Euthanasia

51 51 55 56 57 58 63 64 65

Lou Salome (1861-1937), by Sandra A. Wawrytko Biography Philosophy 1. Philosophy of Religion: The Religious Experience 2. The Philosophy of Women: The Experiences of Love and Sexuality 3. Psychoanalytical Theorizing and Influence 4. Later Writings Influences Conclusions

69 69 71 72 73

Mary Whiton Calkins (1863-1930