Feminist Theory A Philosophical Anthology

Name: Feminist Theory A Philosophical Anthology
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ISBN: 9781405116619

ISBN-10: 1405116617

ISBN-13: 9781405116619

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ann E. Cudd, Robin O. Andreasen

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Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology addresses seven philosophically significant questions regarding feminism, its central concepts of sex and gender, and the project of centering women's experience. Topics include the nature of sexist oppression, the sex/gender distinction, how gender-based norms influence conceptions of rationality, knowledge, and scientific objectivity, feminist ethics, feminst perspectives on self and autonomy, whether there exist distinct feminine moral perspectives, and what would comprise true liberation. Features an introductory overview illustrating the development of feminism as a philosophical movement Contains both classic and…

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List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/14/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



What is Feminism?


Introduction



Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise From the Unnatural Distinctions Established in Society




The Subjection of Women




Introduction from The Second Sex




Theory of Sexual Politics




Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory: bell hooks



What is Sexism?


Introduction



Sexism




Oppression: M




Five Faces of Oppression




On Psychological Oppression




What is Gender?


Introduction



Pre-theoretical Assumptions in Evolutionary Explanations of Female Sexuality




Natures and Norms




Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire




Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them to Be?"




Is Knowledge Gendered?


Introduction



The Man of Reason




Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense




Can There Be a Feminist Science?




Rethinking Standpoint Epistemology




Is Value Gendered?


Introduction



The Need for More Than Justice




An Ethic of Care




Vulnerability and the Moral Nature of Dependency Relations




Feminist Contractarianism




Women and Cultural Universals




What is a Self?


Introduction



Autonomy and Identity in Feminist Thinking




Autonomy, Social Disruption, and Women




Forgetting Yourself




Outliving Oneself




What Would Liberation Be?


Introduction



Conclustion from The Second Sex




Difference and Dominance: On Sex Discrimination




Toward a Humanist Justice




Feminism, Utopianism, and the Role of the Ideal in Political Philosophy



Index