Feminism and Philosophy: Perspectives on Difference and Equality - Softcover

Gatens, Moira

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9780253281906: Feminism and Philosophy: Perspectives on Difference and Equality

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ISBN 10: 0253281903 ISBN 13: 9780253281906

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1991

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This book: Feminism and Philosophy: Perspective on Difference and Equality is interesting. This volume offers a challenging assessment of the relations between feminism and philosophy and some welcome clarifation what is at stakes in the differences between Anglo-American and French approach to feminist theory

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This extremely accessible textbook provides a wide-ranging analysis of the relations between philosophy and feminist thought. Examining not only feminist critiques of philosophical ideas, Gatens also looks at the ways in which feminist theory can be informed by philosophical analysis and debates.

Gatens adopts an historical approach, beginning with an analysis of Mary Wollstonecraft's critique of Rousseau. She then examines attempts by Harriet Taylor and J. S. Mill to extend liberal principles to women's situation. Other chapters discuss the work of more recent philosophers, including Simone de Beauvoir, Luce Irigaray, Mary Daly and Dale Spender. Gatens concludes with a discussion of current debates in the politics of sexual difference.

About the Author:

Moira Gatens is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sydney.

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