Self-Transformations - Foucault, Ethics, and Normalized Bodies

Zusatztext Cressida Heyes has produced a book that should be of great value to Foucault specialists as well as to feminist readers not well acquainted with Foucault. It is accessible and brief enough for undergraduate students, but original and compelling enough to hold the interest and perhaps spark the imaginations of professional philosophers and social theorists. This book deserves a place in every library. Klappentext The subject of normalization and its relationship to sex/gender is a major one in feminist theory; Heyes' book is unique in her masterful use of Foucault; its clarity, and its sophisticated mix of the theoretical and the anecdotal. It will appeal to feminist philosophers and theorists. Zusammenfassung The subject of normalization and its relationship to sex/gender is a major one in feminist theory; Heyes' book is unique in her masterful use of Foucault; its clarity, and its sophisticated mix of the theoretical and the anecdotal. It will appeal to feminist philosophers and theorists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Pictures of the Self: Wittgenstein and Foucault on Thinking Ourselves Differently Chapter 2: Feminist Solidarity after Queer Theory: The Case of the Transgender Chapter 3: Foucault Goes to Weight Watchers (Redux) Chapter 4: Aesthetic Surgery, Aesthetic Ethics Chapter 5: Somaesthetics for the Normalized Body Conclusion: Life Style? Notes Bibliography Index

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• Autori: Cressida J. Heyes, Cressida J. (Associate Professor of Philoso Heyes, Cressida J. (Associate Professor of Philosophy Heyes, Heyes Cressida J.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2007
• EAN: 9780195310542
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531054-2
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Studies in Feminist Philosophy; Studies in Feminist Philosophy
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