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Bringing together influential voices and groundbreaking new essays, Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology examines the key questions at the heart of feminist philosophy through a clear structure and accessible yet rigorous content. This carefully curated selection of classic and contemporary essays emphasizes the flourishing growth of feminist thought over time, ranging from foundational texts by Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, and Kimberlé Crenshaw, to new essays by contemporary scholars like Kate Manne, Talia Mae Bettcher, and Robin Dembroff.
This edition expands on the original with fresh scholarship and a broader range of perspectives on gender, identity, knowledge, production and justice. New essays address intersectionality, gender identity, the critique of ideal theory, feminist critiques of traditional ethics, the impact of social norms on autonomy and epistemic injustice, and much more. Including critiques of traditional philosophical frameworks and self-reflection of feminism itself, this essential collection highlights how feminist theory shapes and challenges our current understanding of society.
Designed for students and scholars in philosophy, gender studies, and social theory, Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology is ideal for students taking courses in feminist philosophy and feminist theory, educators in social sciences and humanities, and activists and professionals seeking a nuanced understanding of feminist philosophy.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Feminist Theory: An Introduction to the Second Edition x
Part I Philosophical Perspectives on Feminism 1
1 The Subjection of Women 5
John Stuart Mill
2 Introduction, from The Second Sex 14
Simone De Beauvoir
3 Oppression 23
Marilyn Frye
4 Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory 30
Bell Hooks
5 Five Faces of Oppression 38
Iris Marion Young
6 Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics 51
Kimberlé Crenshaw
7 Trans Feminism: Recent Philosophical Developments 68
Talia Mae Bettcher
8 Down Girl Précis 77
Kate Manne
9 "Ideal Theory" as Ideology 81
Charles W.Mills
10 Sisterhood and "Doing Good": Asymmetries of Western Feminist Location, Access, and Orbits of Concern 93
Uma Narayan
Part II Metaphysics and Language 109
Gender
11 Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire 113
Judith Butler
12 Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them To Be? 121
Sally Haslanger
13 Misgendering and Its Moral Contestability 137
Stephanie Julia Kapusta
14 Woman as a Politically Significant Term: A Solution to the Puzzle 148
E. Díaz-León
15 Toward an Account of Gender Identity 157
Katharine Jenkins
16 Beyond Binary: Genderqueer as Critical Gender Kind 175
Robin Dembroff
Speech Acts, Pornography and Aesthetics
17 Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts 194
Rae Langton
18 Where Ethics and Aesthetics Meet: Titian's Rape of Europa 214
A. W. Eaton
19 Silence and Responsibility 232
Ishani Maitra
20 Why Yellow Fever Isn't Flattering: A Case Against Racial Fetishes 245
Robin Zheng
Part III Feminist Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Mind 259
Epistemology and Science
21 Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense 265
Elizabeth Anderson
22 Socializing Knowledge 286
Helen Longino
23 Feminism, Underdetermination, and Values in Science 298
Kristen Intemann
24 Feminist Philosophy of Science: Standpoint Matters 305
Alison Wylie
25 Scientific Ignorance: Probing the Limits of Scientific Research and Knowledge Production 323
Manuela Fernández Pinto
Belief and the Self
26 Powerlessness and Social Interpretation 335
Miranda Fricker
27 Typecasts, Tokens, and Spokespersons: A Case for Credibility Excess as Testimonial Injustice 345
Emmalon Davis
28 Believing Is Seeing: Feminist Philosophy, Knowledge, and Perception 356
Briana Toole
29 Radical Moral Encroachment: The Moral Stakes of Racist Beliefs 361
Rima Basu
Part IV Feminist Ethics and Political Philosophy 373
Ethics
30 The Need for More than Justice 379
Annette C. Baier
31 Kant and Women 387
Helga Varden
32 The Deferential Wife Revisited: Agency and Moral Responsibility 414
Anita Superson
33 "Holding Hands at Midnight": The Paradox of Caring Labor 428
Nancy Folbre
34 Precarity, Precariousness, and Disability 440
Eva Feder Kittay
Autonomy
35 Rethinking Relational Autonomy 455
Andrea C. Westlund
36 Mestiza Autonomy as Relational Autonomy: Ambivalence & the Social Character of Free Will 470
Edwina Barvosa
37 Must Theorising about Adaptive Preferences Deny Women's Agency? 484
Serene J. Khader
38 Conceptualizing Adaptive Preferences Respectfully: An Indirectly Substantive Account 496
Rosa Terlazzo
Political Philosophy
39 Women and Equality: The Capabilities Approach 509
Martha Nussbaum
40 Feminist Contractarianism 522
Jean Hampton
41 Feminist Politics and Feminist Pluralism: Can We Do Feminist Political Theory Without Theories of Gender? 543
Amy R. Baehr
42 Getting to the Root of Gender Inequality: Structural Injustice and Political Responsibility 559
Serena Parekh
43 Discourses of Sexual Violence in a Global Framework 569
Linda Martín Alcoff
Part V Resistance and Liberation 581
44 Missionary Positions 585
Ann E. Cudd
45 Difference and Dominance: On Sex Discrimination 596
Catharine A. Mackinnon
46 The Obligation to Resist Oppression 606
Carol Hay
47 Feminist Curiosity 622
Perry Zurn
48 Solidarity Care: How to Take Care of Each Other in Times of Struggle 630
Myisha Cherry
49 On the Politics of Coalition 640
Elena Ruíz And Kristie Dotson
Index 649
