Abstract

In this book Jeffrey A. Gauthier attempts to link Hegelian moral and political theory to contemporary feminist theory in a way that he hopes will prove useful to feminism. The book is divided into three parts: the first develops Gauthier’s interpretation of Hegel in relation to Kantian procedural ethics, the second applies this interpretation to feminist philosophical criticisms, and the third deals more specifically with extending de Beauvoir’s use of Hegel’s master/slave dialectic to issues of victimization and self-realization in feminist debates.