Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change
<p>Pragmatist philosopher John Dewey famously stated that man is a creature of habit, and not of reason or instinct. In this paper, I will assess Dewey's explication of the habituated self and the potential it holds for radical transformative processes. In particular, I will exami...
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| description | <p>Pragmatist philosopher John Dewey famously stated that man is a creature of habit, and not of reason or instinct. In this paper, I will assess Dewey's explication of the habituated self and the potential it holds for radical transformative processes. In particular, I will examine the process of coming to feminist consciousness and will show that a feminist-pragmatist reading of change can accommodate a view of the self as responsible agent. Following the elucidation of the changing self, I will appraise key pragmatist concepts of inquiry, such as doubt and self-reflexivity, with regard to their treatment of deep-seated internalizations of oppressive norms and the initiation of change. Ultimately, I will argue that a feminist-pragmatist understanding of transformation is conducive not only to the project of personal transformation, but also to social and political change more generally.</p> <p> </p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-250711cfcf114a3aafe3baa2cf2aba602022-12-22T02:50:00ZengBrock UniversityStudies in Social Justice1911-47882010-04-01416785Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical ChangeClara Fischer<p>Pragmatist philosopher John Dewey famously stated that man is a creature of habit, and not of reason or instinct. In this paper, I will assess Dewey's explication of the habituated self and the potential it holds for radical transformative processes. In particular, I will examine the process of coming to feminist consciousness and will show that a feminist-pragmatist reading of change can accommodate a view of the self as responsible agent. Following the elucidation of the changing self, I will appraise key pragmatist concepts of inquiry, such as doubt and self-reflexivity, with regard to their treatment of deep-seated internalizations of oppressive norms and the initiation of change. Ultimately, I will argue that a feminist-pragmatist understanding of transformation is conducive not only to the project of personal transformation, but also to social and political change more generally.</p> <p> </p>http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/2932epistemologyConsciousnessConscienceFeminismPragmatismJohn Dewey |
| spellingShingle | Clara Fischer Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change Studies in Social Justice epistemology Consciousness Conscience Feminism Pragmatism John Dewey |
| title | Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change |
| title_full | Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change |
| title_fullStr | Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change |
| title_short | Consciousness and Conscience: Feminism, Pragmatism, and the Potential for Radical Change |
| title_sort | consciousness and conscience feminism pragmatism and the potential for radical change |
| topic | epistemology Consciousness Conscience Feminism Pragmatism John Dewey |
| url | http://ojs.uwindsor.ca/ojs/leddy/index.php/SSJ/article/view/2932 |
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