Library \ Book \ ISBN - 0847672549 \ Call# 305.42 JAG

Feminist politics and human nature

English / Authors- Jaggar, Alison M: (New Jersey: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1983)

Keywords - {Women and socialism, Women in politics, Feminist theory} Status - Checkshelf

Series - {Philosophy and society}

Record Number - {12672}

Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Part One : Feminism and Political Philosophy 1
Chapter 1. Feminism as Political Philosophy 3
"Feminism" and "Women's Liberation" 5
Women's Liberation and Political Philosophy 6
The Aims and Structure of This Book 8
Four Conceptions of Women's Liberation 10
Notes 13

Chapter 2. Political Philosophy and Human Nature 15
Three Aspects of Political Philosophy 15
Political Philosophy and Scientific Knowledge 17
Science, Politics and Human Nature 18
Human Nature and the Nature of Women 21
Notes 22

Part Two : Feminist Theories of Human Nature 25
Chapter 3. Liberal Feminism and Human Nature 27
Traditional Liberalism and Human Nature 28
Liberal Political Theory 33
Liberal Feminism and Women's Nature 35
Problems for the Liberal Theory of Human Nature 39
Conclusion 47
Notes 48

Chapter 4. Traditional Marxism and Human Nature 51
Marxism and Human Nature 52
Marxist Political Theory 59
Marxism and Women's Nature 63
Problems for the Marxist Conception of Human Nature 69
Notes 79

Chapter 5. Radical Feminism and Human Nature 83
Radical Feminist Conceptions of Human Nature 85
Sexual Politics: The Political Theory of Radical Feminism 100
Problems with the Radical Feminist Conception of Human Nature 105
Notes 118

Chapter 6. Socialist Feminism and Human Nature 123
The Socialist Feminist Conception of Human Nature 125
The Political Theory of Socialist Feminism: Toward a Political
Economy of Sex and Gender 133
Problems for Socialist Feminism 148
Notes 163

Part Three : Feminist Politics 169
Chapter 7. The Politics of Liberal Feminism 173
The Political Values of Liberal Feminism 173
The Liberal Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression 175
The Liberal Feminist Proposals for Social Change 181
Problems with Liberal Feminist Politics 185
Notes 203

Chapter 8. The Politics of Traditional Marxism 207
The Political Values of Traditional Marxism 207
The Traditional Marxist Analysis of Women's Oppression 215
The Traditional Marxist Proposals for Social Change 224
Problems in Traditional Marxist Politics 229
Notes 244

Chapter 9. The Politics of Radical Feminism 249
The Political Values of Radical Feminism 249
Male Control of Women's Bodies: The Radical Feminist Analysis
of Women's Oppression 255
Living the Revolution: Radical Feminist Proposals for
Social Change 270
Problems with Radical Feminist Politics 286
Notes 297

Chapter 10. The Politics of Socialist Feminism 303
The Political Values of Socialist Feminism 303
Alienation: The Socialist Feminist Analysis of Women's
Oppression 307
The Socialist Feminist Proposals for Social Change 317
Problems with Socialist Feminist Politics 340
Notes 346

Part Four : Feminist Theories of Political Knowledge 351
Chapter 11. Feminist Politics and Epistemology: Justifying
Feminist Theory 353
Liberal Feminism and the Elimination of Bias 355
Traditional Marxism and the Science of the Proletariat 358
Radical Feminism and the Upward Spiral 364
Socialist Feminism and the Standpoint of Women 369
The Standpoint of Women as a Condition for Theoretical Adequacy377
Identifying the Standpoint of Women 385

Notes 389
Index 395

Copyright Security Search tips Helpdesk Home