The Philosopher Queen - Feminist Essays on War, Love, and Knowledge

The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Philosopher Queen Chapter 2 War as an Opportunity for Learning Chapter 3 Ethics, Earth, and the Secular Sacred Chapter 4 Critical Theory and the Science of Complexity Chapter 5 Justice, Joy, and Feminist Sex Chapter 6 Sisterwomanchainsaw Chapter 7 Codeword: Diversity Chapter 8 The King of Whiteness Chapter 9 Getting Closer: On the Ethics of Knowledge Production Chapter 10 Lesbian and its Synonyms (An Essay For All Feminists) Chapter 11 Reading Simone Weil: It's Better to Fade Away Chapter 12 The Philosopher Queen on War

About the author

Chris Cuomo is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. She is the author or editor of numerous articles and two other books, including Whiteness (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999), which she edited with Kim Hall.

Summary

The search for an ethic that is joyful and life-loving, yet politically and scientifically realistic, is at the root of Cuomo's recent philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Cuomo, Chris J. Cuomo
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2002
• EAN: 9780742513808
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1380-8
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 235 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Series: Feminist Constructions; Feminist Constructions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Ethics and moral philosophy, Feminism and feminist theory