To browse Academia. Page 1. The Routledge Companion to Feminist Philosophy, This edition of the Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy features a number of reviews of recent books in feminist philosophy.
The books range from social and political philosophy, to environmental philosophy, and continental philosophy. They attest to the flourishing of feminist scholarship, and the reviews demonstrate the ongoing dialogue that has long characterized the field. I have organized them somewhat thematically, though readers will also note the impressive variety of topics and ideas represented.
But the news is not all good. Her analysis, however, is not limited to that Report. Antigone is perhaps the most performed plays from classical Greek tragedy. It has reached all corners of the world and along the way, has gained new meanings. The character of Antigone is and has been appropriated by diverse feminist movements around the world. In this class, we will take Antigone as as the guiding work though our exploration of feminist philosophies. This work will allow us to ask and address questions that are fundamental for feminist thinking and it will accompany a diverse group of texts by feminist philosophers.
We will ask what the relationship between feminist philosophy is to the law, to the body, to the feminine voice, to kinship relations and to racial relations. We will explore the challenges feminist thinking poses to philosophy as a discipline how it enriches it.
Feminism is an ideology which seeks not only to understand the world but to change it to the advantages of women. It aims at defining, establishing and defending equal political, economic and social rights for women. Feminism focuses on the marginalisation of women and how they are being relegated to a secondary position. Most feminists believe that our culture is a patriarchal culture and it is organised in favour of the interests of men. Feminist literary critics try to explain how power imbalances due to gender in a given culture are reflected in or challenged by literary texts.
