Rational woman : a feminist critique of dichotomy / Raia Prokhovnik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prokhovnik, Raia.

Series:

Routledge innovations in political theory.

Routledge innovations in political theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dualism.

Reason.

Emotions.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To feminists and some postmodernists reason/emotion and man/woman represent two fundamental polarities, fixed deep within Western philosophy and reflected in the structures of our languages, and two sets of hierarchical power relations in patriarchal society. Raia Prokhovnik challenges the tradition of dualism and argues that rational woman need no longer be a contradiction in terms. Prokhovnik examines in turn: · the nature of dichotomy, its problems and an alternative · the reason/emotion dichotomy · dichotomies central to the man/woman dualism, such as sex/gender and the heterosexual/ist n

Contents:

Cover; Rational Woman: A feminist critique of dichotomy; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Dichotomy: from the dichotomous either/or to the relational both-and; The features of dichotomy; Problems with dichotomy; An alternative to dichotomy; 2. Reason and emotion; The links between reason and emotion in theorizing; The social construction of emotion; Conclusion; 3. Sex and gender: beyond the sex/gender dichotomy to corporeal subjectivity; The (recent) history of sex and gender; The critique of sex and gender; Towards 'corporeal subjectivity'

4. Conclusion. The third wave: the future of feminismThe end of the second wave; The future of feminism: the third wave; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-191) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-75785-9

0-7190-6259-4

1-280-33187-9

9786610331871

0-203-02448-6

0-203-15947-0

9780203024485

OCLC:

264514200