CiNii Books - Feminism and philosophy : essential readings in theory, reinterpretation, and application

A collection of readings from the works of feminist philosophers. The book seeks to answer questions such as: what kinds of accommodations will be possible with mainstream non-feminist philosophy?; and to what extent will feminists change the topics philosophers address?

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Part 1 Liberal feminist perspectives: the sexual politics of the New Right - understanding the "crisis of liberalism" for the 1980s, Zillah Eisenstein
early roots of feminism - John Locke and the attack on patriarchy, Melissa A. Butler
the moral significance of birth, Mary Anne Warren. Part 2 Marxist feminist perspectives: the feminist standpoint - developing the ground for a specifically feminist historical materialism, Nancy C.M. Hartsock
reproducing Marxist man, Mary O'Brien
the family as the locus of gender, class and political struggle - the example of housework, Heidi I. Hartmann. Part 3 Radical feminist perspectives: sexuality, pornography and method - pleasure under patriarchy, Catherine A. MacKinnon
to be and be seen - the politics of reality, Marilyn Frye
moral revolution - from antagonism to co-operation, Sarah Lucia Hoagland. Part 4 Psychoanalytic feminist perspectives: family structure and feminine personality, Nancy Chodorow
political philosophy and the patriarchal unconsciousness - a psychoanalytic perspective on epistemology and metaphysics, Jane Flax
the heterosexual imperative, Shirley Nelson Garner. Part 5 Socialist feminist perspectives: life without father - reconsidering socialist-feminist theory, Barbara Ehrenriech
what's critical about critical theory? - the case of Habermas and gender, Nancy Fraser
the politics of socialist feminism, Alison M. Jaggar. Part 6 Anarcha feminist and ecological feminist perspectives: anarchism and feminism, Katheryn Pyne Addelson et al
healing the wounds - feminism, ecology and the nature/culture dualism, Ynestra King
bureaucracy and public life - the feminization of the polity, Kathy E. Ferguson. Part 7 Phenomenological feminist perspectives: toward a phenomenology of feminist consciousness, Sandra Lee Bartky
pregnant embodiment - subjectivity and alienation, Iris Marion Young
breast cancer - power vs prosthesis, Audre Lourde. Part 8 Postmodern feminist perspectives: cultural feminism versus post-structuralism and the identity crisis in feminist theory, Linda Alcoff
sorcerer love - a reading of Plato's symposium - Diotima's speech, Luce Irigaray
reading the slender body, Susan Bordo. Part 9 Perspectives on the intersections of race, class and gender: have we got a theory for you!, Marian Lugones and Elizabeth Spelman
race, class and psychoanalysis? - opening questions, Elizabeth Abel
the social construction of black feminist thought, Patricia Hill Collins.

Volume: : pbk ISBN 9780813322131

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The past twenty years have seen an explosion of work by feminist philosophers and several surveys of this work have documented the richness of the many different ways of doing feminist philosophy. But this major new anthology is the first broad and inclusive selection of the most important work in this field.There are many unanswered questions about the future of feminist philosophy. Which of the many varieties of feminist philosophy will last, and which will fade away? What kinds of accommodations will be possible with mainstream non-feminist philosophy? Which will separate themselves and flourish on their own? To what extent will feminists change the topics philosophers address? To what extent will they change the very way in which philosophy is done?However these questions are answered, it is clear that feminist philosophy is having and will continue to have a major impact on the discipline of philosophy. This volume is the first to allow the scholar, the student, and other interested readers to sample this diverse literature and to ponder these questions for themselves.Organized around nine traditional types" of feminist philosophy, Feminism and Philosophy is an imaginatively edited volume that will stimulate readers to explore many new pathways to understanding. It marks a defining moment in feminist philosophy, and it will be an essential text for philosophers and for feminist theorists in many other fields.

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Preface -- Credits -- Introduction -- Liberal Feminist Perspectives -- The Sexual Politics of the New Right: Understanding the "Crisis of Liberalism" for the 1980s -- Early Liberal Roots of Feminism: John Locke and the Attack on Patriarchy -- The Moral Significance of Birth -- Marxist Feminist Perspectives -- The Feminist Standpoint: Developing the Ground for a Specifically Feminist Historical Materialism -- Reproducing Marxist Man -- The Family as the Locus of Gender, Class, and Political Struggle: The Example of Housework -- Radical Feminist Perspectives -- Sexuality, Pornography, and Method: "Pleasure Under Patriarchy" -- To Be and Be Seen: The Politics of Reality -- Moral Revolution: From Antagonism to Cooperation -- Psychoanalytic Feminist Perspectives -- Family Structure and Feminine Personality -- Political Philosophy and the Patriarchal Unconscious: A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Epistemology and Metaphysics -- Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and the Heterosexual Imperative -- Socialist Feminist Perspectives -- Life Without Father: Reconsidering Socialist-Feminist Theory -- What's Critical About Critical Theory? The Case of Habermas and Gender -- The Politics of Socialist Feminism -- Anarcha Feminist and Ecological Feminist Perspectives -- Anarchism and Feminism -- Healing the Wounds: Feminism, Ecology, and Nature/Culture Dualism -- Bureaucracy and Public Life: The Femininization of the Polity -- Phenomenological Feminist Perspectives -- Toward a Phenomenology of Feminist Consciousness -- Pregnant Embodiment: Subjectivity and Alienation -- Breast Cancer: Power Versus Prosthesis -- Postmodern Feminist Perspectives -- Cultural Feminism Versus Post-Structuralism: The Identity Crisis in Feminist Theory -- Sorcerer Love: A Reading of Plato's Symposium, Diotima's Speech -- Reading the Slender Body -- Perspectives on the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender -- Have We Got a Theory for You! Feminist Theory, Cultural Imperialism and the Demand for "The Woman's Voice" -- Race, Class, and Psychoanalysis? Opening Questions -- The Social Construction of Black Feminist Thought

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