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The Return of Feminist Liberalism.
Title:
The Return of Feminist Liberalism.
Author:
Abbey, Ruth.
ISBN:
9780773594852
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (337 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The return of feminist liberalism -- 1. The feminist critique of liberalism -- I. The feminist liberalism of Susan Moller Okin -- 2. Injustices, gender, families -- 3. Defining Okin's liberalism -- 4. He said, she said: the Okin-Rawls debate -- 5. When liberal meanings are not shared -- 6. Going global -- II. The feminist liberalism of Jean Hampton -- 7. Contracting for feminism -- 8. Kantian feminism -- III. The feminist liberalism of Martha Nussbaum -- 9. An original position -- 10. What women want -- 11. Capabilities for care -- IV. Contemporary feminist liberalism -- 12. In the company of critics: feminist liberalism meets feminist critics of liberalism -- 13. Persuasive universalism and political liberalism -- 14. Transformative liberalisms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
A major issue in recent English-language feminist political thought has been whether liberalism can continue to serve feminist purposes or should be relegated to the past.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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