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A Theory of Freedom : Feminism and the Social Contract / by S. Welch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Welch, Shay.
- Series:
- Breaking Feminist Waves, 2945-7009
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Philosophy.
- Political science.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Feminism.
- Feminist theory.
- Ethics.
- Literature--Philosophy.
- Literature.
- Literature--History and criticism.
- Political Philosophy.
- Social Philosophy.
- Feminism and Feminist Theory.
- Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
- Literary Theory.
- Literary History.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Philosophy.
- Social Philosophy.
- Feminism and Feminist Theory.
- Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics.
- Literary Theory.
- Literary History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of social oppression and demands of the interrelatedness insofar as it pertains specifically to the social domain of activity.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Social Contract Theory and Social Freedom: Entering the Feminist Debate; 2 Defining the Domain: Freedom and Oppression in the Social Sphere; 3 Enhancing Social Freedom through the Values of Friendship; 4 May I Choose? Can I Choose? Oppression and Choice; 5 Blending Positive and Negative Liberty for the Social Group; 6 The Feminist Standoff: Reviving Consent for Individual Freedom; 7 Replacing Obligation with Commitment: A Responsible Voluntarism; 8 Moral Progress through Cooperative Social Critique
- 9 Social Stability through Collectivity and Transparent TrustNotes; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283737616
- 1283737612
- 9781137295026
- 1137295023
- OCLC:
- 815749686
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