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Feminist Philosophy: An Introduction

Autor Elinor Mason
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iul 2021
Feminist Philosophy: An Introduction provides a comprehensive coverage of the core elements of feminist philosophy in the analytical tradition. Part 1 examines the feminist issues and practical problems that confront us as ordinary people. Part 2 examines the recent and historical arguments surrounding the subject area, looking into the theoretical frameworks we use to discuss these issues and applying them to everyday life.
With contemporary and lively debates throughout, Elinor Mason provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics including:
  • feminism in a global context
  • work and care
  • reproductive rights
  • sex work
  • sexual violence and harassment
  • sexism, oppression, and misogyny
  • intersectionality
  • objectification
  • consent
  • ideology, false consciousness, and adaptive preferences.
An outstanding introduction which will equip the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of feminism, Feminist Philosophy is essential reading for those approaching the subject for the first time.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138215955
ISBN-10: 1138215953
Pagini: 258
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate, Undergraduate, and Undergraduate Core

Cuprins

Introduction  1. Feminism in a Global and Multicultural Context  Part 1: Practice  2. Work and Care  3. Reproductive Rights  4. Pornography  5. Sex Work  6. Sexual Violence and Harassment  Part 2: Theory  7. Sexism, Oppression, and Misogyny  8. Intersectionality  9. Ideology, False Consciousness, and Adaptive Preferences  10. Objectification  11. Consent  12. Knowledge and Ignorance  13. Speech Acts and Silencing.  Glossary  Bibliography  Index

Notă biografică

Elinor Mason is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. She is the author of Ways to be Blameworthy: Rightness, Wrongness, and Responsibility (2019), and a co-author of Philosophy for Everyone (Routledge, 2nd edition 2016).

Recenzii

"In this engaging and well-crafted introduction to feminist philosophy, Elinor Mason offers us a helpful contemporary map of a perpetually contested intellectual terrain. Mason guides the reader through a range of debates that display the continuing vivacity and urgency of feminist thinking." - Miranda Fricker, City University of New York Graduate Center, USA
"The book is wonderfully clear and engaging. It provides an introduction to a diverse range of topics such as sex work, objectification and intersectionality. The philosophical debates within each topic are explained with attention to detail and rigour that will rewarding for students and teachers alike." - Natalie Stoljar, McGill University, Canada

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Provides a comprehensive coverage of the core elements of feminist philosophy in the analytical tradition. An outstanding introduction and essential reading for those approaching the subject for the first time.