Autonomy and identity : the politics of who we are / / Ros Hague

• Autore: Hague Ros.
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4201
• Soggetto topico: Feminism - Political aspects; Feminist theory
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-181) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Autonomy and Identity: The politics of who we are; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Constraining the individual: liberalism and autonomy; Introduction; Individuality and other liberal values; Creative individuality; Constraints; Conclusion; 2. The social character of the autonomous agent; Introduction; The inner self; From self-recognition to the recognition of others; Recognition and community; Conclusion; 3. Mary Wollstonecraft and the politics of self-control; Introduction; Women's identity; Individuals and relationships with others; Nature; Conclusion ; 4. Leaving the nether world: women, autonomy and recognition in Hegel's thoughtIntroduction; Women's identity in Hegel; Hegel's property process; Recognition; Conclusion; 5. John Stuart Mill and the limits on individuality; Introduction; Human progress; Autonomy and relationships with others; Women's identity and marriage; Nature; Conclusion; 6. Freedom and other people: from matter to mind to other people matter in de Beauvoir's thought; Introduction; Matter: the body-burdened life of woman; Mind; Other people matter; Conclusion; Conclusion; Autonomy and identity; Five themes ; Towards a richer concept of autonomyNotes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Autonomy and Identity are key concepts in both political and feminist thought and have played central roles in both fields. Although there has been much academic work on both concepts there has arguably been little that has addressed the connections between autonomy and identity. Autonomy and Identity seeks to draw innovative links between these concepts in order to develop a new understanding which sees autonomy as a process by which we change and develop our identity. It draws on thinkers from the canon of political thought such as G.W.F. Hegel, Mary Wollstonecraf
• Titolo autorizzato: Autonomy and identity
• ISBN: 1-136-75418-0; 1-283-12693-1; 9786613126931; 1-136-75419-9; 0-203-82099-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910806248403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge innovations in political theory ; ; 38.