"To be a philosopher and to be a feminist are one and the same thing. A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place."-from "Hipparchia's Choice"
A work of rare insight and irreverence, "Hipparchia's Choice" boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of masculine texts and male problems. The position of women, therefore, is less the result of a hypothetical "femininity" and more the fault of exclusion by men. Nevertheless, women have been and continue to be drawn to "the exercise of thought." So how does a female philosopher become a conceptually adventurous woman? Focusing on the work of Sartre and Beauvoir (specifically, his sexism and her relation to it), Mich?le Le Doeuff shows how women philosophers can reclaim a place for feminist concerns. Is "The Second Sex" a work of philosophy, and, if so, what can it teach us about the relation of philosophy to experience? Now with a new epilogue, "Hipparchia's Choice" points the way toward a discipline that is accountable to history, feminism, and society.
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"To be a philosopher and to be a feminist are one and the same thing. A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place."-from "Hipparchia's Choice"
A work of rare insight and irreverence, "Hipparchia's Choice" boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of masculine texts and male problems. The position of women, therefore, is less the result of a hypothetical "femininity" and more the fault of exclusion by men. Nevertheless, women have been and continue to be drawn to "the exercise of thought." So how does a female philosopher become a conceptually adventurous woman? Focusing on the work of Sartre and Beauvoir (specifically, his sexism and her relation to it), Mich?le Le Doeuff shows how women philosophers can reclaim a place for feminist concerns. Is "The Second Sex" a work of philosophy, and, if so, what can it teach us about the relation of philosophy to experience? Now with a new epilogue, "Hipparchia's Choice" points the way toward a discipline that is accountable to history, feminism, and society.
Imprint | Columbia University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | October 2006 |
Authors | Michele Le Doeuff |
Translators | Trista Selous |
Dimensions | 243 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover - Trade binding |
Pages | 392 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-13894-9 |
Barcode | 9780231138949 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
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LSN | 0-231-13894-6 |