Toward a humanist justice : the political philosophy of Susan Moller Okin / edited by Debra Satz, Rob Reich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Satz, Debra.

Reich, Rob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism--Congresses.

Feminism.

Women's rights--Congresses.

Women's rights.

Equality--Congresses.

Equality.

Justice--Congresses.

Justice.

Liberalism--Congresses.

Liberalism.

Okin, Susan Moller--Political and social views--Congresses.

Okin, Susan Moller.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Okin argued that liberalism, properly understood as a theory opposed to social hierarchies and supportive of individual freedom and equality, provided the tools for criticizing the substantial and systematic inequalities between men and women.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction. Toward a Humanist Justice: A Critical Introduction to the Work of Susan Moller Okin""; ""Part I: RETHINKING POLITICAL THEORY""; ""1. Okin�s Liberal Feminism as a Radical Political Theory""; ""2. A Matter of Demolition? Susan Okin on Justice and Gender""; ""3. Of Linchpins and Other Interpretive Tools: Reconsidering Okin�s Method""; ""4. Can Feminism Be Liberated from Governmentalism?""; ""Part II: GENDER AND THE FAMILY""; ""5. Equality of Opportunity and the Family""; ""6. “No More Relevance than One�s Eye Color�: Justice and a Society without Gender""

""7. On the Tension between Sex Equality and Religious Freedom""""Part III: FEMINISM AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY""; ""8. What We Owe Women: The View from Multicultural Feminism""; ""9. Okin and the Challenge of Essentialism""; ""10. The Dilemma of a Dutiful Daughter: Love and Freedom in the Thought of Kartini""; ""Part IV: DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER""; ""11. Discordant Cooperation: Reinventing Globalization to Reduce Gender Inequality""; ""12. The Gendered Cycle of Vulnerability in the Less Developed World""; ""Contributors""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""

""G""""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Articles previously presented at a conference.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045072-X

9786612104091

1-282-10409-8

0-19-971403-7

OCLC:

428975422