Challenging Liberalism: Feminism As Political Critique - Rilegato

Schwartzman, Lisa H.

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ISBN 10: 027102853X ISBN 13: 9780271028538

Casa editrice: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 2006

Riassunto

Questions about the relevance and value of various liberal concepts are at the heart of important debates among feminist philosophers and social theorists. Although many feminists invoke concepts such as rights, equality, autonomy, and freedom in arguments for liberation, some attempt to avoid them, noting that they can also reinforce and perpetuate oppressive social structures.

In Challenging Liberalism Schwartzman explores the reasons why concepts such as rights and equality can sometimes reinforce oppression. She argues that certain forms of abstraction and individualism are central to liberal methodology and that these give rise to a number of problems. Drawing on the work of feminist moral, political, and legal theorists, she constructs an approach that employs these concepts, while viewing them from within a critique of social relations of power.

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L'autore:

Lisa H. Schwartzman is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University.

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Book by Lisa H Schwartzman

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 027102853X
• ISBN 13: 9780271028538
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 210