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The metaphysics of gender / Charlotte Witt.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Witt, Charlotte, 1951- author.
Series:
Studies in feminist philosophy.
Studies in feminist philosophy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gender identity--Philosophy.
Gender identity.
Essentialism (Philosophy).
Sex role--Philosophy.
Sex role.
Sex--Philosophy.
Sex.
Feminist theory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiv, 153 pages)
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
'The Metaphysics of Gender' is a book about gender essentialism what it is and why it might be true.
Contents:
Two notions of essence
Gender and social normativity
Human organisms, social individuals, and persons
The argument for gender essentialism
The person, the social individual, and the self
Epilogue: gender essentialism and feminist politics.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
0-19-974040-2
1-283-35291-5
9786613352910
0-19-990842-7
OCLC:
767733531

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