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Gender: Key Concepts in Philosophy

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Gender: Key Concepts in Philosophy
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Tina Chanter
SeriesKey Concepts in Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:184
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenrePhilosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780826471697
ClassificationsDewey:305.4201 305.4201
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Further/Higher Education

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 30 November 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Gender: Key Concepts in Philosophy provides clear and comprehensive exposition and analysis of the main philosophical theories, ideas and arguments that inform, and are raised by, questions of gender and sexuality. It explores both early feminist arguments, which stress 'sameness' between sexes in the interests of equality, and later theories, which emphasise difference. It raises the question of how succesfully feminist theory has negotiated the relationship between gender, race and class. The text looks at how Marxist and psychoanalytic theory help to articulate feminist theory and also at how they might inhibit it. It also explores the ways in which the approaches of Foucault and Derrida have been taken up by feminist philosophy to reformulate questions of power and ideology. Finally it addresses contemporary questions of sexuality, transgender and technology, and various political issues faced by women, such as rape, abortion and pornography. Philosophy undergraduates will find this an invaluable aid to study, one that goes beyond simple definitions and summaries to really open up fascinating and important ideas and arguments.

Author Biography

Tina Chanter is Professor of Philosophy and Gender at Kingston University, UK

Reviews

mention- Book News Inc./ August 2007