Papers by Pamela Anderson
Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, Apr 6, 2017
Faith and Philosophy, 2012
Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, 2009
in recognition of her distinctive contribution to the field of philosophy of religion. Anderson h... more in recognition of her distinctive contribution to the field of philosophy of religion. Anderson has published a large range of essays in philosophy, theology and feminist journals, as well as contributing several significant chapters to a number of recent anthologies and handbooks. Her groundbreaking work is A Feminist Philosophy of Religion: The Rationality and Myths of Religious Belief. Oxford: Blackwell, 1998. 'being here is sumptuous, wonderful, magical' Duino Elegies VII, Rainer Maria Rilke Introduction: 'life', 'thought' and 'love' in time 1 'Life' refers, in the first instance, to a biological phenomenon; but life can become more than biological once it is interpreted, narrated and put into the account of 'a thoughtful love of life'. Here 'thought' is meant in the sense of thinking which is broader than knowing -a sense to which I will return (below) in discussion of Kant's distinction between knowing and thinking. Once this thought is applied to life, life becomes a way of living -about which we are able to tell stories and for which we are able to become accountable; that is, we narrate the actions and events of our lives, while also giving an account of ourselves confronted by the others who, 1 For an earlier essay which introduces some of the themes picked up in this lecture, see Pamela Sue Anderson, 'A Turn to Spiritual Virtues in Philosophy of Religion', in John Cornwell and Michael McGhee (eds)
European Journal of Women's Studies, Feb 1, 2006
Issues in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion, 2001
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2006
I begin with the assumption that a philosophically significant tension exists today in feminist p... more I begin with the assumption that a philosophically significant tension exists today in feminist philosophy of religion between those subjects who seek to become divine and those who seek their identity in mutual recognition. My critical engagement with the ambiguous assertions of Luce Irigaray seeks to demonstrate, on the one hand, that a woman needs to recognize her own identity but, on the other hand, that each subject whether male or female must struggle in relation to the other in order to maintain realism about life and death. No one can avoid the recognition that we are each given life but each of us also dies. In addition, I raise a more general, philosophical problem for analytic philosophers who attempt to read Continental philosophy of religion: how should philosophers interpret deliberately ambiguous assertions? For example, what does Irigaray mean in asserting, 'Divinity is what we need to become free, autonomous, sovereign'? To find an answer, I turn to the distinctively French readings of the Hegelian struggle for recognition which have preoccupied Continental philosophers especially since the first half of the last century. I explore the struggle for mutual recognition between women and men who must face the reality of life and death in order to avoid the projection of their fear of mortality onto the other sex. This includes a critical look at Irigaray's account of subjectivity and divinity. I turn to the French philosopher Michèle Le Doeuff in order to shift the focus from divinity to intersubjectivity. I conclude that taking seriously the struggle for mutual recognition between subjects forces contemporary philosophers of religion to be realist in their living and dying. With this in mind, the lesson from the Continent for philosophy of religion is that we must not stop yearning for recognition. Indeed, we must even risk our autonomy/divinity in seeking to recognize intersubjectivity.
Faith and Philosophy, 2012
European Journal of Women's Studies, 2006
Sophia, 2014
The first-ever special issue of an Anglo-American philosophy journal on 'feminist philosophy of r... more The first-ever special issue of an Anglo-American philosophy journal on 'feminist philosophy of religion' appeared in 1994. 2 The present special issue of Sophia: International journal for philosophy of religion, metaphysical theology and ethics marks the beginning of the third decade of feminist writings in Anglo-American philosophy of religion. At this time, we do well to pause, in order to think about the strong resistance, which feminist philosophers have faced in this philosophical field where 'religion' still generally means traditional theism. For this religious tradition, 'God' is personal, without a body, referred to as 'He' who is eternal, perfectly free, omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient and Creator of the world. Insofar as this God has personified a gender ideal, 'He' has become the object of feminist critiques. Yet any successful feminist intervention into the philosophical debates concerning the nature and existence of the omni-perfect God will work against formidable inertia. A feminist philosopher of religion has to be realistic about the possibility of change; she is no miracle-worker. Nevertheless, she has certainly come close to something miraculous when she has laboured to give birth to something new. 'The new' comes, as Hannah Arendt wrote, 'in the guise of a miracle' breaking into our lives and, in this context, our thinking and acting. In light of the male dominated history of western philosophy, a woman philosopher initiating change to the (supposedly) changeless God has seemed nothing short of miraculous: she has confronted 'His' Anglo-American defenders, aiming to conceive something radically new. This newness has required a break in time, which is not exactly of its time. 3 Instead, the required break has had to create a way to confront the
Text Matters - A Journal of Literature, Theory and Culture, 2011
Tributes to Professor Andrzej Kopcewicz - Agnieszka Salska New Media Effects on Traditional News ... more Tributes to Professor Andrzej Kopcewicz - Agnieszka Salska New Media Effects on Traditional News Sources: A Review of the State of American Newspapers - Richard Profozich Review of The Body, ed. by Ilona Dobosiewicz and Jacek Gutorow - Grzegorz Kość “Taste good iny?”: Images of and from Australian Indigenous Literature - Jared Thomas Speaks with Teresa Podemska-Abt Engaging the “Forbidden Texts” of Philosophy - Pamela Sue Anderson Talks to Alison Jasper
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Physiotherapy, 1997
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