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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792003403321

Autore

Baehr Amy R

Titolo

Varieties of Feminist Liberalism [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

ISBN

1-4617-1551-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Feminist Constructions

Altri autori (Persone)

AllenAnita

BrennanSamantha

CornellDrucilla

CuddAnn

HamptonJean

LloydS A

McClainLinda

NussbaumMartha C <1947-> (Martha Craven)

OkinSusan

SmithPatricia

Disciplina

305.42/01

305.4201

Soggetti

Feminist theory -- Political aspects

Liberalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Liberalism as an Antidote to Stereotyping; 2. The Paradox of Liberal Feminism: Preference, Rationality, and Oppression; 3. Toward a Liberal Theory of Sexual Equality; 4. The Liberal Rights of Feminist Liberalism; 5. The Future of Feminist Liberalism; 6. Coercing Privacy; 7. Feminist Contractarianism; 8. Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?; 9. The Domain of Civic Virtue in a Good Society: Families, Schools, and Sex Equality; 10. Freed Up: Privacy, Sexual Freedom, and Liberty of Conscience

11. A Feminist Liberal Approach to Hate Crime LegislationIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The essays in this volume present versions of feminism that are explicitly liberal, or versions of liberalism that are explicitly feminist. By



bringing together some of the most respected and well-known scholars in mainstream political philosophy today, Amy R. Baehr challenges the reader to reconsider the dominant view that liberalism and feminism are 'incompatible.'