Sex, Culture, and Justice : The Limits of Choice /

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Autonomy is fundamental to liberalism. But autonomous individuals often choose to do things that harm themselves or undermine their equality. In particular, women often choose to participate in practices of sexual inequality-cosmetic surgery, gendered patterns of work and childcare, makeup, restrict...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chambers, Clare, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social norms.
Sex role > Philosophy.
Liberalism > Philosophy.
Human body > Social aspects.
Feminist theory.
Autonomy (Philosophy)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Conservatism & Liberalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Liberalisme > Philosophie.
Autonomie (Philosophie)
Normes sociales.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Beaute feminine (Esthetique) > Aspect social.
Rôle selon le sexe > Philosophie.
Theorie feministe.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Social aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Creativity, cultural practice, and the body : Foucault and three problems with the liberal focus on choice
  • Masculine domination, radical feminism, and change
  • Social construction, normativity, and difference
  • All must have prizes : the liberal case for interference in cultural practices
  • Two orders of autonomy and political liberalism : breast implants versus female genital mutilation
  • Paternalism and autonomy
  • Liberal perfectionism and the autonomy of restricted lives
  • Conclusion.

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