Feminist philosophy / Herta Nagl-Docekal ; translated by Katharina Vester ; foreword by Alison M. Jaggar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nagl-Docekal, Herta.

Standardized Title:

Feministische Philosophie. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Feminist criticism.

Sex differences.

Gender identity.

Sex discrimination against women.

Postmodernism--Social aspects.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

xxi, 250 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Westview Press, [2004]

Summary:

Are we in a post-feminist era? Has the term, feminist, grown out of its resisted stance? What from today's standpoint is an appropriate concept of feminist philosophy? And is it not the case that all people thinking democratically must share its central concern? In Feminist Philosophy, internationally acclaimed philosopher Herta Nagl-Docekal discusses and critiques the theories of today. Her study ranges across philosophical anthropology, aesthetics, philosophy of science, the critique of reason, political theory, and philosophy of law. Feminist Philosophy confronts the entire field with the problem of the hierarchical relations of the sexes. Throughout her work, Nagl-Docekal affirms the importance of feminist thought as she presses for new approaches to common problems.

Contents:

On the anthropology of the sexes

Art and femininity

Reason, a concept with connotations of masculinity

For a nonessentialist politics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-236) and index.

ISBN:

0813341892

0813365716

OCLC:

53485250