An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy

by Stone, Alison

• ISBN13: 9780745638836
• ISBN10: 074563883X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-17
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

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 politics. The book provides clear, succinct and readable accounts of key feminist thinkers including de Beauvoir, Butler, Gilligan, Irigaray, and MacKinnon. The book also introduces other thinkers who have influenced feminist philosophy including Arendt, Foucault, Freud, and Lacan. Accessible in approach, this book is ideal for students and researchers interested in feminist philosophy, feminist theory, womens studies, and political theory. It will also appeal to the general reader.

Author Biography

Alison Stone is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vi
How to Use This Book	p. vii
Introduction: What Is Feminist Philosophy?	p. 1
Sex	p. 30
Gender	p. 55
Sexuality	p. 85
Sexual Difference	p. 112
Essentialism	p. 140
Birth	p. 167
Feminism	p. 192
Bibliography	p. 216
Index	p. 231
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.