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Women and evil
Hardcover with dust jacket. Green ink underlining and markings throughout. 284 pages.
- GenresPhilosophyNonfiction
293 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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Nel Noddings
56 books51 followersNel Noddings is an American feminist, educationalist, and philosopher best known for her work in philosophy of education, educational theory, and ethics of care.
Noddings received a bachelors degree in mathematics and physical science from Montclair State College in New Jersey, a masters degree in mathematics from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in education from the Stanford University School of Education.
Nel Noddings worked in many areas of the education system. She spent seventeen years as an elementary and high school mathematics teacher and school administrator, before earning her PhD and beginning work as an academic in the fields of philosophy of education, theory of education and ethics, specifically moral education and ethics of care. She became a member of the Stanford faculty in 1977, and was the Jacks Professor of Child Education from 1992 until 1998. While at Stanford University she received awards for teaching excellence in 1981, 1982 and 1997, and was the associate dean or acting dean of the School of Education for four years. After leaving Stanford University, she held positions at Columbia University and Colgate University. She is past president of the Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. In 2002-2003 she held the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education at Eastern Michigan University. She has been Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University since she retired in 1998.
Nel Noddings has 10 children and in 2009 had been married for 60 years. She has described her early educational experiences and her close relationships as key in her development of her philosophical position.
Noddings received a bachelors degree in mathematics and physical science from Montclair State College in New Jersey, a masters degree in mathematics from Rutgers University, and a Ph.D. in education from the Stanford University School of Education.
Nel Noddings worked in many areas of the education system. She spent seventeen years as an elementary and high school mathematics teacher and school administrator, before earning her PhD and beginning work as an academic in the fields of philosophy of education, theory of education and ethics, specifically moral education and ethics of care. She became a member of the Stanford faculty in 1977, and was the Jacks Professor of Child Education from 1992 until 1998. While at Stanford University she received awards for teaching excellence in 1981, 1982 and 1997, and was the associate dean or acting dean of the School of Education for four years. After leaving Stanford University, she held positions at Columbia University and Colgate University. She is past president of the Philosophy of Education Society and the John Dewey Society. In 2002-2003 she held the John W. Porter Chair in Urban Education at Eastern Michigan University. She has been Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita, at Stanford University since she retired in 1998.
Nel Noddings has 10 children and in 2009 had been married for 60 years. She has described her early educational experiences and her close relationships as key in her development of her philosophical position.
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October 16, 2016
An interesting contribution to the discussion surrounding the concept of evil, from a thinker that I know primarily as the definitive contributor to the "ethics of care", and as a writer on the reform of education. I will certainly be trying to incorporate some of the insights in this work into my own current project, but I do not know that I am wholly persuaded by the thesis, or that I believe that evil can be summed up in the trinity of pain, separation, and helplessness. I cannot put my finger on exactly where I started to disagree, but thinking back on reading it, my suspicion is that I do not feel that this captured the sense that Atwood conveys, when quoting Yeats, of the "foul rag and bone shop of the heart". And perhaps also that she passed over the case made by the pessimists rather too quickly.
I would warn readers that, to understand maybe the first quarter of the book, some knowledge of theology is highly recommended, and contemporary (or twentieth century) theologians such as Rosemary Radford Reuther, Mary Daly, Shulamith Firestone, and Paul Tillich all feature regularly.
I would warn readers that, to understand maybe the first quarter of the book, some knowledge of theology is highly recommended, and contemporary (or twentieth century) theologians such as Rosemary Radford Reuther, Mary Daly, Shulamith Firestone, and Paul Tillich all feature regularly.
November 12, 2024
so thrilled to have had a book published about me it’s an honour truly
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