Varieties of Feminist Liberalism

by Baehr, Amy R.; Allen, Anita; Brennan, Samantha; Cornell, Drucilla; Cudd, Ann; Hampton, Jean; Lloyd, S A.; McClain, Linda; Nussbaum, Martha; Okin, Susan; Smith, Patricia

• ISBN13: 9780742512023
• ISBN10: 0742512029
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-22
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The essays in this volume present versions of feminism that are explicitly liberal, or versions of liberalism that are explicitly feminist. By bringing together some of the most respected and well-known scholars in mainstream political philosophy today, Amy R. Baehr challenges the reader to reconsider the dominant view that liberalism and feminism are incompatible. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

Amy R. Baehr is assistant professor of philosophy at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(234)
Amy R. Baehr
1 Liberalism as an Antidote to Stereotyping	21	(16)
Patricia Smith
2 The Paradox of Liberal Feminism: Preference, Rationality, and Oppression	37	(26)
Ann E. Cudd
3 Toward a Liberal Theory of Sexual Equality	63	(22)
S.A. Lloyd
4 The Liberal Rights of Feminist Liberalism	85	(18)
Samantha Brennan
5 The Future of Feminist Liberalism	103	(30)
Martha C. Nussbaum
6 Coercing Privacy	133	(26)
Anita L. Allen
7 Feminist Contractarianism	159	(32)
Jean Hampton
8 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?	191	(16)
Susan Moller Okin
9 The Domain of Civic Virtue in a Good Society: Families, Schools, and Sex Equality	207	(28)
Linda C. McClain
10 Freed Up: Privacy, Sexual Freedom, and Liberty of Conscience	235	(30)
Drucilla Cornell
11 A Feminist Liberal Approach to Hate Crime Legislation	265	(22)
Amy R. Baehr
Index	287	(12)
About the Contributors	299