Autonomy and identity : the politics of who we are / Ros Hague.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hague, Ros.

Series:

Routledge innovations in political theory ; 38.

Routledge innovations in political theory ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Political aspects.

Feminism.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2011.

Contents:

1 Constraining the individual: liberalism and autonomy 14

Introduction 14

Individuality and other liberal values 15

Creative individuality 21

Constraints 24

Conclusion 29

2 The social character of the autonomous agent 32

Introduction 32

The inner self 36

From self-recognition to the recognition of others 42

Recognition and community 49

Conclusion 58

3 Mary Wollstonecraft and the politics of self-control 60

Introduction 60

Women's identity 61

Individuals and relationships with others 73

Nature 81

Conclusion 85

4 Leaving the nether world: women, autonomy and recognition in Hegel's thought 88

Introduction 88

Women's identity in Hegel 89

Hegel's property process 93

Recognition 98

Conclusion 111

5 John Stuart Mill and the limits on individuality 113

Introduction 113

Human progress 116

Autonomy and relationships with others 118

Women's identity and marriage 124

Nature 132

Conclusion 137

6 Freedom and other people: from matter to mind to other people matter in de Beauvoir's thought 140

Introduction 140

Matter: the body-burdened life of woman 141

Mind 147

Other people matter 152

Conclusion 157

Conclusion 159

Autonomy and identity 159

Five themes 161

Towards a richer concept of autonomy 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415584685

041558468X

9780203820995

0203820991

OCLC:

671237312