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Challenging liberalism : feminism as political critique /
Questions about the relevance and value of various liberal concepts are at the heart of important debates among feminist philosophers and social theorists. Although many feminists invoke concepts such as rights, equality, autonomy, and freedom in arguments for liberation, some attempt to avoid them,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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University Park, Pa. :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Questions about the relevance and value of various liberal concepts are at the heart of important debates among feminist philosophers and social theorists. Although many feminists invoke concepts such as rights, equality, autonomy, and freedom in arguments for liberation, some attempt to avoid them, noting that they can also reinforce and perpetuate oppressive social structures. In Challenging Liberalism Schwartzman explores the reasons why concepts such as rights and equality can sometimes reinforce oppression. She argues that certain forms of abstraction and individualism are central to liberal methodology and that these give rise to a number of problems. Drawing on the work of feminist moral, political, and legal theorists, she constructs an approach that employs these concepts, while viewing them from within a critique of social relations of power. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 210 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-204) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0271030291 9780271030296 9780271054605 0271054603 0271028548 9780271028545 9780271052953 0271052953 |