An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy, Paperback

Description

This is the first book to offer a systematic account of feministphilosophy as a distinctive field of philosophy. The bookintroduces key issues and debates in feminist philosophy including: the nature of sex, gender, and the body; the relation betweengender, sexuality, and sexual difference; whether there is anythingthat all women have in common; and the nature of birth and itscentrality to human existence. An Introduction to FeministPhilosophy shows how feminist thinking on these and related topicshas developed since the 1960s. The book also explains how feministphilosophy relates to the many forms of feminist politics.

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

About the author

Alison Stone is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University.