An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
Alison Stone
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Description for An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
Paperback. * A core introductory text to feminist philosophy, pitched at level 1/2 undergraduates. * Lays out theories and concepts in a highly accessible way for students with no previous knowledge of feminist thought. * Covers all the major feminist thinkers, including de Beauvoir, Butler, Gilligan, Irigaray, and MacKinnon. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy including: the nature of sex, gender, and the body; the relation between gender, sexuality, and sexual difference; whether there is anything that all women have in common; and the nature of birth and its centrality to human existence. An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy shows how feminist thinking on these and related topics has developed since the 1960s. The book also explains how feminist philosophy relates to the many forms of feminist ... Read more
This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feminist philosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The book introduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy including: the nature of sex, gender, and the body; the relation between gender, sexuality, and sexual difference; whether there is anything that all women have in common; and the nature of birth and its centrality to human existence. An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy shows how feminist thinking on these and related topics has developed since the 1960s. The book also explains how feminist philosophy relates to the many forms of feminist ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745638836
SKU
V9780745638836
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About Alison Stone
Alison Stone is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University.
Reviews for An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
"Alison Stone explains with a rare clarity the many theories of feminist philosophies which revolve around some basic concepts (sex, gender, sexual diversity, essentialism, birth, feminism) and reveals the many prejudices that these concepts carry to the detriment of both women and men." Epistemologia "Moving deftly through an impressive range of literature in psychoanalysis, ... Read more