Philosophy Faculty Publications
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2001
Publication Source
Feminist Interpretations of John Dewey
Abstract
This essay is a response to Seigfried's invitation to explore historical writings of women within the pragmatist tradition. In the first part, I show how Dewey's and Addams's shared appreciation of evolutionary perspectives, concrete experience, context, and sympathetic understanding led them to similar conceptions of social democracy and similar critiques of industrial capitalism. In Part II, I explain how Addams's critique of industrial capitalism goes beyond Dewey's in explicitly linking capitalism With philanthropy as then practiced, and criticizing both as patriarchal. In Part III, I compare Addams's account to that of socialist feminists, and show that while there are clear differences in their accounts, there are also many affinities.1
Inclusive pages
278-296
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-271-02161-4
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2001, Pennsylvania State University Press
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Place of Publication
University Park, PA
eCommons Citation
Fischer, Marilyn, "Jane Addams's Critique of Capitalism as Patriarchal" (2001). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 151.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/151
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