Hegel, Women, and Hegelian Women on Matters of Public and Private

Author: Rogers D.G.

Source: Studies in Philosophy and Education, Volume 18, Number 4, 1999 , pp. 235-255(21)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

This paper introduces America's first women Idealists and discusses their appropriation and reconfiguration of Hegel's public/private distinction. Through their philosophies of education two of these women, Susan E. Blow (1843--1916) and Anna C. Brackett (1836--1911), legitimized women's active involvement in public life. A third, Marietta Kies (1853--1899), put forth a political theory of altruism. Her theory anticipates feminist critiques of male-centered political theory and has important implications for today's ``ethic of care.'' Blow and Brackett were associates of William T. Harris (1835--1909) in the St. Louis Philosophical Movement (ca. 1860--1880) and contributors to The Journal of Speculative Philosophy. Kies was associated with Harris through the Concord Summer School of Philosophy (1879--1888). She was also a student of John Dewey at the University of Michigan.

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Publication date: 1999-01-01