On the trail of Chicago women: organic and radical connections of classic american pragmatism
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2016.3.22744Keywords:
Jane Addams, Classical pragmatism, FeminismAbstract
In our text we seek to find the programmatic links developed in Chicago at the turn of the twentieth century to a feminist vision of society as an organic whole. To this end, we revisit the contribution of Jane Addams, of the pioneers of American social theory. Although not directly associated with the Chicago School, her work was very influential to several authors of the School who also influenced her. Of these, we particularly highlight John Dewey as we establish the links between his thoughts on community, the focus of classic American pragmatism on communication and a feminist transformation of ethics. We conclude with a reference to urgency of rereading Addams and Dewey in their understandings of the community in the current neoliberal times that led to the recent closing of what was left, in practical terms, of Janes Addams’ important work on the communities she sought to develop and strengthen.Downloads
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