The return of feminist liberalism / Ruth Abbey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbey, Ruth, 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Okin, Susan Moller.

Hampton, Jean.

Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-.

Nussbaum, Martha C.

Liberalism.

Feminism--Political aspects.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011.

Summary:

A major issue in recent English-language feminist political thought has been whether liberalism can continue to serve feminist purposes or should be relegated to the past.

Contents:

Introduction : the return of feminist liberalism

The feminist critique of liberalism

I. The feminist liberalism of Susan Moller Okin. Injustices, gender, families

Defining Okin's liberalism

He said, she said : the Okin-Rawls debate

When liberal meanings are not shared

Going global

II. The feminist liberalism of Jean Hampton. Contracting for feminism

Kantian feminism

III. The feminist liberalism of Martha Nussbaum. An original position

What women want

Capabilities for care

IV. Contemporary feminist liberalism. In the company of critics : feminist liberalism meets feminist critics of liberalism

Persuasive universalism and political liberalism

Transformative liberalisms

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7735-9485-X

OCLC:

881552142