Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology

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Ann Cudd, Robin Andreasen
Wiley, Jan 14, 2005 - Philosophy - 452 pages
Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology addresses seven philosophically significant questions regarding feminism, its central concepts of sex and gender, and the project of centering women’s experience.



  • Topics include the nature of sexist oppression, the sex/gender distinction, how gender-based norms influence conceptions of rationality, knowledge, and scientific objectivity, feminist ethics, feminst perspectives on self and autonomy, whether there exist distinct feminine moral perspectives, and what would comprise true liberation.



  • Features an introductory overview illustrating the development of feminism as a philosophical movement



  • Contains both classic and contemporary sources of feminist thought, including selections by Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Simone de Beauvior, Kate Millett, bell hooks, Marilyn Frye, Martha Nussbaum, Louise Antony, Sally Haslanger, Helen Longino, Marilyn Friedman, Catharine MacKinnon, and Drucilla Cornell.

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Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology
Ann Cudd,Robin Andreasen
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About the author (2005)

Ann E. Cudd is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Women’s Studies at the University of Kansas. She is co-editor of Theorizing Backlash: Philosophical Reflections on the Resistance to Feminism (with Anita Superson, 2002).


Robin O. Andreasen is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the University of Delaware. Her work has been featured in many journals including The British Journal of Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, and Biology and Philosophy.

Bibliographic information

TitleFeminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology
Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
EditorsAnn Cudd, Robin Andreasen
Editionreprint
PublisherWiley, 2005
ISBN1405116609, 9781405116602
Length452 pages
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