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The metaphysics of gender / Charlotte Witt.
- 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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