Feminist Theory - (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) by Ann Cudd & Robin Andreasen (Paperback)

Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology is a comprehensive collection of foundational and groundbreaking readings in feminist philosophy, addressing seven philosophically significant questions regarding feminism, its central concepts of sex and gender, and the project of centering women's experience.

With an introductory overview illustrating the development of feminism as a philosophical movement, this book provides a valuable resource for any philosophy course or stand-alone text in feminist theory.

The well-chosen essays in this anthology contemplate the nature of sexist oppression; the sex/gender distinction; how gender-based norms influence conceptions of rationality, knowledge, and scientific objectivity; feminist ethics; feminist perspectives on self and autonomy; whether there exist distinct feminine moral perspectives; and what would comprise true liberation.

Featuring classic and contemporary sources of feminist thought, including selections by Mary Wollstonecraft, John Stuart Mill, Simone de Beauvior, Kate Millett, bell hooks, Marilyn Friedman, Martha Nussbaum, Louise Antony, Sally Haslanger, Helen Longino, Marilyn Friedman, Catharine MacKinnon, and Drucilla Cornell, this anthology offers an invaluable survey of philosophical responses to central questions in feminist theory.