The return of feminist liberalism /

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.

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Main Author: Abbey, Ruth, 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2011
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Table of 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 Hampton7. 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.