Andrea Nye

Words of Power (eBook, ePUB)

A Feminist Reading of the History of Logic

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1990. This confrontational, controversial book challenges the complaint that women are illogical. In a series of studies of historical figures Parmenides, Plato, Aristotle, Zeno, Abelard, Ockham, and Frege the author traces the changing interrelationships between logical innovation and oppressive speech strategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000737172
• Artikelnr.: 58060946

Autorenporträt

Andrea Nye

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue. Introduction: Reading Logic Part 1: Classical Logic 1. The Desire of Logic: Parmenides's Passion 2. Weaving the Seine of Logos: Plato and the Sophist 3. Aristotle's Syllogisms 4. Logos Spermatikos: The Logic of Empire Part 2: Medieval Logic 5. An Arsenal of Reasons: Abelard's Dialectic 6. The Antinomies of Power: Ockham's Razor Part 3: Reading Frege 7. Breaking the Power of the Word 8. The Marriage of Mathematics and Language 9. Frege's Thoughts 10. A Thought like a Hammer: The Logic of Totalitarianism. Conclusion: Words of Power and the Power of Words