The Virtue of Feminist Rationality
Heikes, Deborah K.
| Autor: | Heikes, Deborah K. |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Englische Bücher / Politik- u. Sozialwissenschaft Frauenforschung Gender Studies / Frauenforschung Geschlechterforschung / Frauenforschung Humanismus Philosophie / 17.-18. Jahrhundert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 21.11.2013 |
| EAN: | 9781472533456 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 218 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Bloomsbury 3PL |
Produktinformationen "The Virtue of Feminist Rationality"
Feminist philosophers have been some of the most vocal critics of reason and rationality. While most feminists realize that rationality is a concept that cannot be entirely abandoned, few have considered how to construct a positive account of rationality. This book represents a sustained argument for a feminist theory of rationality. It opens by asking the question: is reason inherently masculine? Deborah K. Heikes goes on to answer this question negatively and to examine what feminists actually want from a theory of rationality, specifying what a virtue theory of rationality is and how it works. She identifies those features that feminists believe are central to reason, identifying four dichotomies that are central to feminist thinking (mind/body, reason/emotion, identity/difference, objectivity/subjectivity), and argues that they can be captured by conceiving of rationality as a virtue concept. She further demonstrates how a specifically feminist theory of rationality can provide objective grounds for feminists' moral, political and epistemic agendas.
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