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Beyond Speech
Mari . Ed(S): Mikkola
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Description for Beyond Speech
Paperback. Editor(s): Mikkola, Mari. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ; HPS; JFFK; JFMP; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
This collection of eleven new essays contains the latest developments in analytic feminist philosophy on the topic of pornography. While honoring early feminist work on the subject, it aims to go beyond speech act analyses of pornography and to reshape the philosophical discourse that surrounds pornography. A rich feminist literature on pornography has emerged since the 1980s, with Rae Langton's speech act theoretic analysis dominating specifically Anglo-American feminist philosophy on pornography. Despite the predominance of this literature, there remain considerable disagreements and precious little agreement on many key issues: What is pornography? Does pornography (as Langton argues) constitute women's ... Read more
This collection of eleven new essays contains the latest developments in analytic feminist philosophy on the topic of pornography. While honoring early feminist work on the subject, it aims to go beyond speech act analyses of pornography and to reshape the philosophical discourse that surrounds pornography. A rich feminist literature on pornography has emerged since the 1980s, with Rae Langton's speech act theoretic analysis dominating specifically Anglo-American feminist philosophy on pornography. Despite the predominance of this literature, there remain considerable disagreements and precious little agreement on many key issues: What is pornography? Does pornography (as Langton argues) constitute women's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Feminist Philosophy
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190257903
SKU
V9780190257903
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About Mari . Ed(S): Mikkola
Mari Mikkola is Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. She works mainly on feminist philosophy, and specifically on feminist metaphysics, gender, and pornography. In addition, she has research interests in social ontology, broadly conceived.
Reviews for Beyond Speech
The essays present inspired pairings between feminist theory, trans theory, aesthetics, and metaphysics in ways that advance the literature in promising new directions.
N. C. Wieland, Hypatia Reviews
N. C. Wieland, Hypatia Reviews