Feminist Politics and Human Nature (Philosophy and Society)

by Jaggar, Alison M.

• ISBN13: 9780847672547
• ISBN10: 0847672549
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1988-10-24
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Part One: Feminism and Political Philosophy	1	(24)
Feminism as Political Philosophy	3	(12)
``Feminism'' and ``Women's Liberation''	5	(1)
Women's Liberation and Political Philosophy	6	(2)
The Aims and Structure of This Book	8	(2)
Four Conceptions of Women's Liberation	10	(3)
Notes	13	(2)
Political Philosophy and Human Nature	15	(10)
Three Aspects of Political Philosophy	15	(2)
Political Philosophy and Scientific Knowledge	17	(1)
Science, Politics and Human Nature	18	(3)
Human Nature and the Nature of Women	21	(1)
Notes	22	(3)
Part Two: Feminist Theories of Human Nature	25	(144)
Liberal Feminism and Human Nature	27	(24)
Traditional Liberalism and Human Nature	28	(5)
Liberal Political Theory	33	(2)
Liberal Feminism and Women's Nature	35	(4)
Problems for the Liberal Theory of Human Nature	39	(8)
Conclusion	47	(1)
Notes	48	(3)
Traditional Marxism and Human Nature	51	(32)
Marxism and Human Nature	52	(7)
Marxist Political Theory	59	(4)
Marxism and Women's Nature	63	(6)
Problems for the Marxist Conception of Human Nature	69	(10)
Notes	79	(4)
Radical Feminism and Human Nature	83	(40)
Radical Feminist Conceptions of Human Nature	85	(15)
Sexual Politics: The Political Theory of Radical Feminism	100	(5)
Problems with the Radical Feminist Conception of Human Nature	105	(13)
Notes	118	(5)
Socialist Feminism and Human Nature	123	(46)
The Socialist Feminist Conception of Human Nature	125	(8)
The Political Theory of Socialist Feminism: Toward a Political Economy of Sex and Gender	133	(15)
Problems for Socialist Feminism	148	(15)
Notes	163	(6)
Part Three: Feminist Politics	169	(182)
The Politics of Liberal Feminism	173	(34)
The Political Values of Liberal Feminism	173	(2)
The Liberal Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression	175	(6)
The Liberal Feminist Proposals for Social Change	181	(4)
Problems with Liberal Feminist Politics	185	(18)
Notes	203	(4)
The Politics of Traditional Marxism	207	(42)
The Political Values of Traditional Marxism	207	(8)
The Traditional Marxist Analysis of Women's Oppression	215	(9)
The Traditional Marxist Proposals for Social Change	224	(5)
Problems in Traditional Marxist Politics	229	(15)
Notes	244	(5)
The Politics of Radical Feminism	249	(54)
The Political Values of Radical Feminism	249	(6)
Male Control of Women's Bodies: The Radical Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression	255	(15)
Living the Revolution: Radical Feminist Proposals for Social Change	270	(16)
Problems with Radical Feminist Politics	286	(11)
Notes	297	(6)
The Politics of Socialist Feminism	303	(48)
The Political Values of Socialist Feminism	303	(4)
Alienation: The Socialist Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression	307	(10)
The Socialist Feminist Proposals for Social Change	317	(23)
Problems with Socialist Feminist Politics	340	(6)
Notes	346	(5)
Part Four: Feminist Theories of Political Knowledge	351	(44)
Feminist Politics and Epistemology: Justifying Feminist Theory	353	(42)
Liberal Feminism and the Elimination of Bias	355	(3)
Traditional Marxism and the Science of the Proletariat	358	(6)
Radical Feminism and the Upward Spiral	364	(5)
Socialist Feminism and the Standpoint of Women	369	(8)
The Standpoint of Women as a Condition for Theoretical Adequacy	377	(8)
Identifying the Standpoint of Women	385	(4)
Notes	389	(6)
Index	395