Birth, death, and femininity : philosophies of embodiment / edited by Robin May Schott ; with contributions by Sara Heinämaa ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schott, Robin May.

Heinämaa, Sara, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death.

Birth (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

x, 267 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010]

Contents:

Introduction : birth, death, and femininity / Robin May Schott

Sexual violence, sacrifice, and narratives of political origins / Robin May Schott

Natality and destruction : Arendtian reflections on war rape / Robin May Schott

The sexed self and the mortal body / Sara Heinämaa

Being towards death / Sara Heinämaa

Future and others / Sara Heinämaa

Nietzsche's philosophy of birth / Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir

The natal self / Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir

Antigone and the deadly desire for sameness : reflections on origins and death / Vigdis Songe-Möller.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253355355

0253355354

9780253222374

0253222370

OCLC:

491950740