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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450100403321

Autore

Friedman Marilyn <1945->

Titolo

Autonomy, gender, politics [[electronic resource] /] / Marilyn Friedman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-513851-1

1-280-48103-X

9786610481033

0-19-803167-X

1-4237-5812-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Studies in feminist philosophy

Disciplina

305.42/01

Soggetti

Autonomy (Philosophy)

Feminist theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. THE BASIC ACCOUNT""; ""1. A Conception of Autonomy""; ""2. Autonomy and Its Discontents""; ""3. Values of Autonomy""; ""II. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT""; ""4. Autonomy and Social Relationships: Rethinking the Feminist Critique""; ""5. Autonomy, Social Disruption, and Women""; ""III. INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS""; ""6. Romantic Love and Personal Autonomy""; ""7. Domestic Violence against Women and Autonomy""; ""IV. THE LARGER POLITICAL SYSTEM""; ""8. John Rawls and the Political Coercion of Unreasonable People""; ""9. Cultural Minorities and Women�s Rights""; ""Notes""; ""References""

""Index""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Sommario/riassunto

Focuses on the topic of autonomy in the context of gender politics. This work concentrates on the notion of personal autonomy as the self-referential capacity to define the terms of one's own life.