Subjection and Subjectivity - Psychoanalytic Feminism and Moral Philosophy

Diana Tietjens Meyers examines the political underpinnings of psychoanalytic feminism, analyzing the relation between the nature of the self and the structure of good societies. She argues that impartial reason--the approach to moral reflection which has dominated 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy--is inadequate for addressing real world injustices. Subjection and Subjectivity is central to feminist thought across a wide range of disciplines.

Sommario

Chapter 1 Difference: The Challenge to Moral Reflection; Chapter 2 Difference, Empathy, and ImPart ial Reason; Chapter 3 Prejudice and Cultural Imagery; Chapter 4 Psychoanalytic Feminism and Dissident Speech; Chapter 5 Dissident Speech: Figuration and the Politicization of Moral Perception; Chapter 6 Empathic Thought: Responding Morally to Difference; Chapter 7 Empathic Thought and the Politics of Rights;

Info autore

Diana Tietjens Meyers is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut.

Riassunto

Offers an account of moral subjectivity and moral reflection to meet the needs of feminism and other emancipatory movements, and argues that impartial reason - which has dominated 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy and judicial reasoning - is inadequate for addressing real world injustices.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Diana T. Meyers, Diana Tietjens Meyers
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.10.1994
• EAN: 9780415904711
• ISBN: 978-0-415-90471-1
• Pagine: 210
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Peso: 550 g
• Serie: Thinking Gender
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethics and moral philosophy, Feminism and feminist theory