Philosophy in a feminist voice : critiques and reconstructions / Janet A. Kourany, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kourany, Janet A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Feminist criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, Janet Kourany offers an antidote to the pervasive and pernicious strains in Western philosophy that discount women. Most areas of Western philosophy tend not only to ignore women, but also to perpetuate long-standing antifeminine biases of the society as a whole. It does not have to be this way. Rather than be part of the problem, philosophy can be a powerful force for much needed social change. In this collection of essays by some of the most noted feminist philosophers, Kourany showcases ideas on the newest work of Western philosophy that is benefiting women as well as men. Included here are articles by Eileen O'Neill, Louise Antony, Virginia Held, Susan Okin, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Nancy Frankenberry, Lorraine Code, Janet Kourany, Andrea Nye, and Susan Bordo, all of whom show further directions in which philosophy ought to proceed. This book demonstrates that feminist philosophy is not a separate area of philosophy that can safely be ignored by philosophers not "in" it. Rather, it relates to at least most of the major areas of philosophy, and its gains will stand to benefit all philosophers, no matter what their field.

Contents:

Front matter

PREFACE

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

INTRODUCTION: Philosophy in a Feminist Voice? / Kourany, Janet A.

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY / O'Neill, Eileen

PHILOSOPHY OF PERSONS / Antony, Louise M.

ETHICS / Held, Virginia

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY / Moller Okin, Susan

AESTHETICS / Korsmeyer, Carolyn

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION / Frankenberry, Nancy

EPISTEMOLOGY / Code, Lorraine

PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE / Kourany, Janet A.

PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE / Nye, Andrea

AFTERWORD: The Feminist as Other / Bordo, Susan

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612753275

9781400822324

1400822327

9781282753273

1282753274

9781400812400

1400812402

OCLC:

179121791