Duran looks at the Teresian influence on the work of Edith Stein, who is honored not only because of her sainthood but because of what is now seen as important and groundbreaking work in ...phenomenology done under especially arduous conditions. Although the parallel is not exact in every respect, it is clear that Teresa's stages of prayer move from the more active to the less so, and this is also the case with Stein's modes of knowledge of God. Just as the experiences for which Teresa ultimately became best known were experiences accurately described as beyond the intellectual, Stein is telling people that knowledge of God, at its highest level, is not an intellectual experience. Indeed, one characterization that might be made of the thinking of both of these women along these lines is that the greater the level of intellectualization, the less is achieved in terms of actual movement down a path.
Throughout this article, the author argued that the attraction of the "exotic" for Gauguin was largely revealed by his response to the women of various locales and that two notions--that of the ..."feminine" and the "foreign" or exotic--became intertwined for him. She relied both upon the commentary of Britt Salvesen with respect to Gauguin's obvious use of the trope of female-as-representative and the work of others who have discussed the nineteenth-century European predilection for the appropriation of cultures, such as Edward Said. The author also briefly touched upon the fact that some nineteenth-century thinkers had begun the empirical work that, as it happens, has resulted in some contemporary feminist theory, since that work buttressed the notion that the pull of the goddess-related belief systems is strong. (Contains 18 notes.)
Material from Hannah Arendt's The human condition, and commentary by Peter Baehr, is used to support the contention that her position in her classic 'Reflections on Little Rock' essay is inconsistent ...and untenable. It is argued that Arendt's crucial use of terms such as 'public', 'social' and 'political' militates against the notion that school desegregation should not be imposed on the population as a whole.
The writings of Heloise are examined for their philosophical content, with special reference to the notions of friendship and love. The work of Mews, Dronke, Clanchy and others is cited, and it is ...concluded that Heloise's gifts as a writer and thinker have been overlooked and merit more careful examination.
It is argued that womanism, a concept often associated with Black American women writers, is a driving force behind much of the activity of many West African cultures, including their current work ...with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's). The historical nature of womanism, both on the continent and in the Americas is addressed, and microcredit and NGO work in other areas held up to contrast. The conclusion is that women-oriented microcredit projects need to be seen through a specific cultural lens.
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