Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones (19 February 1848 – 9 April 1922) known as Constance Jones or E.E. Constance Jones, was an English philosopher and educator. She worked in logic and ethics.
Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones, portrait by John Lavery
Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones was born at Langstone Court, Llangarron, Herefordshire, to John Jones and his wife, Emily, daughter of Thomas Oakley JP, of Monmouthshire. She was the eldest of ten children. Constance was mostly tutored at home. She spent her early teenage years with her family in Cape Town, South Africa, and when they returned to England in 1865 she attended a small school, Miss Robinson's, in Cheltenham, for a year.
She was coached for the entrance examination for Girton College, Cambridge by Miss Alice Grüner, a former student of Newnham at her home in Sydenham, Kent. She went up to Girton in 1875[1] where, prompted by having read Henry Fawcett's Political Economy (1863) and Mill's Logic (1843), she chose the Moral Sciences Tripos. However, she almost immediately had to withdraw in order to look after the aunt with whom she then lived. Her undergraduate career was considerably interrupted because the education of her younger brothers took precedence over her own,[2] but despite this in 1880 she was awarded a first class in the Moral Sciences Tripos.
She returned to Girton in 1884 as a research student and a resident lecturer in Moral Sciences. Having studied with Henry Sidgwick, James Ward and J.N. Keynes, she completed the translation of Lotze's Mikrokosmus initiated by Elizabeth Hamilton. She also edited Henry Sidgwick's Methods of Ethics (1901) and his Ethics of Green, Spencer, and Martineau (1902); and wrote Elements of Logic (1890); A Primer of Logic (1905);[3]A Primer of Ethics (1909); A New Law of Thought and its Logical Bearing (1911); Girton College (1913). She was Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge, from 1903 until her retirement in 1916.[4]
Jones was one of the first women to join the Aristotelian Society in 1892, serving on the Society's executive committee from 1914 to 1916. She was also the first woman recorded as having delivered a paper to the Cambridge University Moral Sciences Club. She spoke about James Ward's Naturalism and Agnosticism on 1 December 1899, with the philosopher Henry Sidgwick chairing the meeting.[5] Her views were regarded as original and influenced her colleagues. She spent her career developing the idea that categorical propositions are composed of a predicate and a subject related via identity or non-identity.[6]
Philosophyedit
Constance Jones' most significant contribution to philosophy was in logic and she was widely regarded to be an authority in this area by her contemporaries.[6] Her major work is A New Law of Thought and its Logical Bearings (Cambridge, 1911). She was chiefly concerned with the import and interpretation of propositions. G.F. Stout says of her: "She did good service in insisting on the distinction between interpretation from the point of view of the speaker and that of the hearer".[7] In her autobiography, Jones wrote of an early fascination with issues related to the nature and structure of content: "This unsettled question—what is asserted when you make a statement, and what is the proper form of statement?—had deeply interested me from the time when I was a student and puzzled over Mill's and Jevons' accounts of propositions."[8] Jones published several textbooks on logic and numerous articles on logic and ethics, particularly on Sidgwick's ethical hedonism. However, despite her contribution to analytic philosophy she has become largely forgotten.
Referencesedit
^Girton College Register, 1869–1946: Cambridge; CUP; 1948
^Waithe, ME (1995). A History of Women Philosophers. Springer. p. 25. ISBN0792328086.
^"Review of A Primer of Logic by E. E. Constance Jones". The Athenaeum (4076): 802–803. 9 December 1905.
^Warnock, Mary (2004). "'Jones, (Emily Elizabeth) Constance (1848–1922)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48443. Retrieved 5 May 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Pitt, Jack. "Russell and the Cambridge Moral Sciences Club", Russell: the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies: Vol. 1, issue 2, article 3, winter 1981, appendix. p. 116ff.
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Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones 19 February 1848 9 April 1922 known as Constance Jones or E E Constance Jones was an English philosopher and educator She worked in logic and ethics Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones portrait by John Lavery Contents 1 Life and career 2 Philosophy 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksLife and career editEmily Elizabeth Constance Jones was born at Langstone Court Llangarron Herefordshire to John Jones and his wife Emily daughter of Thomas Oakley JP of Monmouthshire She was the eldest of ten children Constance was mostly tutored at home She spent her early teenage years with her family in Cape Town South Africa and when they returned to England in 1865 she attended a small school Miss Robinson s in Cheltenham for a year She was coached for the entrance examination for Girton College Cambridge by Miss Alice Gruner a former student of Newnham at her home in Sydenham Kent She went up to Girton in 1875 1 where prompted by having read Henry Fawcett s Political Economy 1863 and Mill s Logic 1843 she chose the Moral Sciences Tripos However she almost immediately had to withdraw in order to look after the aunt with whom she then lived Her undergraduate career was considerably interrupted because the education of her younger brothers took precedence over her own 2 but despite this in 1880 she was awarded a first class in the Moral Sciences Tripos She returned to Girton in 1884 as a research student and a resident lecturer in Moral Sciences Having studied with Henry Sidgwick James Ward and J N Keynes she completed the translation of Lotze s Mikrokosmus initiated by Elizabeth Hamilton She also edited Henry Sidgwick s Methods of Ethics 1901 and his Ethics of Green Spencer and Martineau 1902 and wrote Elements of Logic 1890 A Primer of Logic 1905 3 A Primer of Ethics 1909 A New Law of Thought and its Logical Bearing 1911 Girton College 1913 She was Mistress of Girton College Cambridge from 1903 until her retirement in 1916 4 Jones was one of the first women to join the Aristotelian Society in 1892 serving on the Society s executive committee from 1914 to 1916 She was also the first woman recorded as having delivered a paper to the Cambridge University Moral Sciences Club She spoke about James Ward s Naturalism and Agnosticism on 1 December 1899 with the philosopher Henry Sidgwick chairing the meeting 5 Her views were regarded as original and influenced her colleagues She spent her career developing the idea that categorical propositions are composed of a predicate and a subject related via identity or non identity 6 Philosophy editConstance Jones most significant contribution to philosophy was in logic and she was widely regarded to be an authority in this area by her contemporaries 6 Her major work is A New Law of Thought and its Logical Bearings Cambridge 1911 She was chiefly concerned with the import and interpretation of propositions G F Stout says of her She did good service in insisting on the distinction between interpretation from the point of view of the speaker and that of the hearer 7 In her autobiography Jones wrote of an early fascination with issues related to the nature and structure of content This unsettled question what is asserted when you make a statement and what is the proper form of statement had deeply interested me from the time when I was a student and puzzled over Mill s and Jevons accounts of propositions 8 Jones published several textbooks on logic and numerous articles on logic and ethics particularly on Sidgwick s ethical hedonism However despite her contribution to analytic philosophy she has become largely forgotten References edit Girton College Register 1869 1946 Cambridge CUP 1948 Waithe ME 1995 A History of Women Philosophers Springer p 25 ISBN 0792328086 Review of A Primer of Logic by E E Constance Jones The Athenaeum 4076 802 803 9 December 1905 Warnock Mary 2004 Jones Emily Elizabeth Constance 1848 1922 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 48443 Retrieved 5 May 2014 Subscription or UK public library membership required Pitt Jack Russell and the Cambridge Moral Sciences Club Russell the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies Vol 1 issue 2 article 3 winter 1981 appendix p 116ff a b Hundleby Catherine 1999 Constance Jones E E Women in World History Vol 4 Cole Dzer Waterford CT Yorkin Publications pp 72 73 ISBN 0 7876 4063 8 Stout G F 1922 The Late Miss E E Constance Jones Mind 31 123 383 384 doi 10 1093 mind xxxi 123 383 JSTOR 2249490 Jones E E Constance 1922 As I Remember An Autobiographical Ramble London A amp C Black p 71 Notes editThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead a href Template Cite encyclopedia html title Template Cite encyclopedia cite encyclopedia a Missing or empty title help External links editOstertag Gary Emily Elizabeth Constance Jones In Zalta Edward N ed Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Works of E E Constance Jones PhilPapersAcademic officesPreceded byElizabeth Welsh Mistress of Girton College Cambridge1903 1916 Succeeded byKatharine Jex Blake Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Constance Jones amp oldid 1165549336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
