The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy

Copyright © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy

Editor(s): Linda Martín Alcoff, Eva Feder Kittay

Published Online: 1 APR 2008

Print ISBN: 9780631224273

Online ISBN: 9780470696132

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696132

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The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy is a definitive introduction to the field, consisting of 15 newly-contributed essays that apply philosophical methods and approaches to feminist concerns.


  • Offers a key view of the project of centering women's experience.
  • Includes topics such as feminism and pragmatism, lesbian philosophy, feminist epistemology, and women in the history of philosophy.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xi)

    1. Introduction: Defining Feminist Philosophy (pages 1–13)

      Linda Martín Alcoff and Eva Feder Kittay

  3. Part I: Women and the Philosophical Canon

    1. Chapter 1

      Justifying the Inclusion of Women in Our Histories of Philosophy: The Case of Marie de Gournay (pages 17–42)

      Eileen O'Neill

    2. Chapter 2

      Feminism and the History of Philosophy (pages 43–63)

      Robin May Schott

    3. Chapter 3

      Pragmatism (pages 64–78)

      Shannon Sullivan

  4. Part II: Ethical Inquiries

    1. Chapter 4

      Ethics and Feminism (pages 79–101)

      Marilyn Friedman and Angela Bolte

    2. Chapter 5

      Moral Psychology (pages 102–115)

      Margaret Urban Walker

    3. Chapter 6

      Feminist Bioethics: Where We've Been, Where We're Going (pages 116–130)

      Hilde Lindemann

    4. Chapter 7

      Feminism and Disability (pages 131–142)

      Anita Silvers

  5. Part III: Political Perspectives

    1. Chapter 8

      Feminist Political Philosophy (pages 145–164)

      Nancy J. Hirschmann

    2. Chapter 9

      Postcolonial Feminisms: Genealogies and Recent Directions (pages 165–176)

      Ofelia Schutte

    3. Chapter 10

      Lesbian Philosophy (pages 177–192)

      Cheshire Calhoun

    4. Chapter 11

      Can Third Wave Feminism be Inclusive?: Intersectionality, Its Problems and New Directions (pages 193–207)

      Naomi Zack

  6. Part IV: Knowing and Representing

    1. Chapter 12

      Feminist Epistemologies and Women's Lives (pages 211–234)

      Lorraine Code

    2. Chapter 13

      Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (pages 235–253)

      Elizabeth Potter

    3. Chapter 14

      Feminism and Aesthetics (pages 254–265)

      Peg Brand

    4. Chapter 15

      Feminism and Poststructuralism: A Deleuzian Approach (pages 266–282)

      Tamsin Lorraine

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      Author Index (pages 283–286)

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      Subject Index (pages 287–292)

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