Gender, class, and freedom in modern political theory /

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In Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory, Nancy Hirschmann demonstrates not merely that modern theories of freedom are susceptible to gender and class analysis but that they must be analyzed in terms of gender and class in order to be understood at all. Through rigorous close reading...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hirschmann, Nancy J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Liberty > Philosophy.
Constructivism (Philosophy)
Sex role > Political aspects.
Women's rights.
Social classes > Political aspects.
Feminist theory.
Women's Rights
Liberté > Philosophie.
Constructivisme (Philosophie)
Rôle selon le sexe > Aspect politique.
Femmes > Droits.
Classes sociales > Aspect politique.
Théorie féministe.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Soziale Klasse
Geschlechterrolle
Freiheit
Politische Theorie
Politieke theorie.
Sekseverschillen.
Sociale klassen.
Vrijheid.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Gender, class, and freedom in modern political theory
  • Thomas Hobbes : desire and rationality
  • John Locke : freedom, reason, and the education of citizen-subjects
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau : force, freedom, and family
  • Immanuel Kant : the inner world of freedom
  • John Stuart Mill : utility, democracy, equality
  • Conclusion: Rethinking freedom in the canon.

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