Ethics of Eros: Irigaray's Re-writing of the Philosophers (Culture; 21) - Softcover

Chanter, Tina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415905230 ISBN 13: 9780415905237

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

"The Ethics of Eros" sheds new light on contemporary feminist discourse by bringing into question some of the basic distinctions and categories of feminism. The work of Luce Irigaray serves as a focus for interrogating the opposition between French and Anglo-American feminism in the debate over essentialism. This work defends Irigaray against charges of essentialism by showing that such criticism fails to consider the theoretical background of her work. The author demonstrates that Irigaray inherited and attempted to move beyond the philosophical framework of Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida and Levinas. This study also reconsiders the sex/gender distinction that has been fundamental to feminist theory. By recasting the differences between French and Anglo-American feminism, the work aims to represent these views not as opposites, but as capable of productive exchanges. It explains how the debate over essentialism arose and reveals how essentialist misreadings of Irigaray gained currency in feminist theory.

About this title

Product Description:

Ethics of Eros sheds light on contemporary feminist discourse by questioning the basic distinctions and categories in feminist theory. Tina Chanter uses the work of Luce Irigaray as the focus for a critique of French and Anglo-American feminism as it is articulated in the debate over essentialism. While these two branches of feminism represent opposing views, Chanter advocates a productive exchange between the two.

About the Author:

Tina Chanter is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0415905230
• ISBN 13: 9780415905237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 364