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1 online resource (421 pages) |
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Feminist Constructions |
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Feminist constructions.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Feminist Interventions in Ethics and Politics: An Introduction Barbara S. Andrew, Jean Keller, and Lisa H. Schwartzman; Part I: Rethinking Gender and Sexual Difference; 1 The Metaphysics of Gender and Sexual Difference Linda Martin Alcoff; 2 Categories in Distress Marilyn Frye; 3 Butler, Sex/Gender, and a Postmodern Gender Theory Ann Ferguson; Part II: Virtues and Their Costs; 4 The Burdened Virtues of Political Resistance Lisa Tessman; 5 Compassion: A Rebuttal of Nussbaum Laura Cannon |
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6 A Kantian Ethic of Care? Sarah Clark MillerPart III: Challenges to Feminism and Feminist Liberalism; 7 Hiking Boots and Wheelchairs: Ecofeminism, the Body, and Physical Disability Alison Kafer; 8 A Feminist Critique of Nussbaum's Liberalism: Toward an Alternative Feminist Methodology Lisa H. Schwartzman; 9 Reclaiming the Ideal of Equality Michele Moody-Adams; Part IV: Feminist Perspectives on Globalism, War, and Immigration; 10 Global Responsibility and Western Feminism Alison M. Jaggar; 11 Just (Decent? Mere?) War Bat-Ami Bar On |
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12 American Neonativism and Gendered Immigrant Exclusions Shelley WilcoxIndex; About the Contributors |
| Summary |
This collection breaks new ground in four key areas of feminist social thought: the sex/gender debates; challenges to liberalism/equality; feminist ethics; and feminist perspectives on global ethics and politics in the 21st century. Altogether, the essays provide an innovative look at feminist philosophy while making substantive contributions to current debates in gender theory, ethics, and political thought |
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Immigration reform and feminist coalitions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Feminist ethics.
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Feminist theory -- Political aspects
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Women -- Social conditions.
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Feminist jurisprudence.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
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Feminist ethics
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Feminist jurisprudence
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Feminist theory -- Political aspects
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Women -- Social conditions
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Keller, Jean
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Schwartzman, Lisa H
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| ISBN |
9780742579910 |
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0742579913 |
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0742542688 |
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9780742542686 |
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