The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy: 20 (Blackwell Philosophy Guides) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631224289 ISBN 13: 9780631224280

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy is a definitive introduction to the field, consisting of 15 newly-contributed essays that apply philosophical methods and approaches to feminist concerns. * Offers a key view of the project of centering women's experience. * Includes topics such as feminism and pragmatism, lesbian philosophy, feminist epistemology, and women in the history of philosophy.

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Review:

..".I commend this collection as philosophically sophisticated and a useful resource..." Simon Blackburn, Times Higher Education

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007

"This is a very useful resource for those who want to know the current thinking of feminist philosophers on major topics in philosophy in general and in feminist philosophy. It consists of a collection of articles, all of uniformly high caliber, each of which functions as an up-to-date literature review of a topic... The authors' openness to the roots of their discipline and their knowledge of the ways that women have expanded that discipline make this book an excellent guide to contemporary feminism...Highly Recommended." CHOICE

"Linda Alcoff and Eva Feder Kittay have been there from the beginning of feminist philosophy in the 1970s! Their judicious organization of ideas in the field will be of great use to both novices and established scholars." Iris Marion Young, University of Chicago

"This is a terrific volume; inclusive, balanced, yet with a point of view - or, fittingly, with multiple points of view. Accessibly written by leading scholars, these articles contain something for everyone." Alison M. Jaggar, University of Colorado at Boulder

"The 15 essays in this admirably professional collection cover much territory ... I commend this collection as philosophically sophisticated and a useful resource." Simon Blackburn, Cambridge University

From the Back Cover:

Over the past 30 years, philosophy has become a vital arena for feminists. Recent feminist work has challenged canonical claims about the role of women and has developed new methods of analysis and critique, and in so doing has reinvigorated central areas of philosophy.

The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy is a definitive introduction to the field, consisting of fifteen newly-written essays that apply philosophical methods and approaches to feminist concerns. From analyses of women in the history of philosophy to the relation of feminism to topics such as pragmatism, epistemology, political philosophy, aesthetics and phenomenology, the Guide is an excellent resource for those who wish to explore how feminist philosophy is transforming the very nature of philosophical inquiry.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0631224289
• ISBN 13: 9780631224280
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Alcoff Linda Martín