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Hugh P. McDonald. John Dewey and Environmental Philosophy . Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004. Pp. xix + 227. Cloth ISBN 0-7914-5873-3. Paper ISBN 0-7914-5874-1.

Hugh P. McDonald. John Dewey and Environmental Philosophy . Albany: State University of New York... our environment. (1978, 441, 444) As Mark Johnson puts it, "On Davidson's view a metaphorical utterance is essentially a stick (consisting of a literal sentence) that one uses to hit another person, so that they will see or notice something. Davidson has no account whatever of how it is that the literal sentence used is in any way connected up with what the hearer comes to notice." (1987, 72) My objective in this review has been two-pronged: (1) to laud Clough's constructive recommendations for future feminist science scholarship, especially her arguments for the value of narrowing critical focus and for flexibility in the categories of our analysis, and (2) to question the merit of her (Davidsonian inspired) criticisms of feminist epistemological projects. Yet, regardless of my reservations about the critical aspect of her project, I nonetheless have found engaging with Clough's arguments to be very stimulating. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Pragmatism Brill

Hugh P. McDonald. John Dewey and Environmental Philosophy . Albany: State University of New York Press, 2004. Pp. xix + 227. Cloth ISBN 0-7914-5873-3. Paper ISBN 0-7914-5874-1.

Contemporary Pragmatism , Volume 2 (1): 208 – Apr 21, 2005

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Brill
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© Copyright 2005 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1572-3429
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1875-8185
DOI
10.1163/18758185-90000010
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our environment. (1978, 441, 444) As Mark Johnson puts it, "On Davidson's view a metaphorical utterance is essentially a stick (consisting of a literal sentence) that one uses to hit another person, so that they will see or notice something. Davidson has no account whatever of how it is that the literal sentence used is in any way connected up with what the hearer comes to notice." (1987, 72) My objective in this review has been two-pronged: (1) to laud Clough's constructive recommendations for future feminist science scholarship, especially her arguments for the value of narrowing critical focus and for flexibility in the categories of our analysis, and (2) to question the merit of her (Davidsonian inspired) criticisms of feminist epistemological projects. Yet, regardless of my reservations about the critical aspect of her project, I nonetheless have found engaging with Clough's arguments to be very stimulating.

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Published: Apr 21, 2005

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