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Feminism and Emotion: Readings in Moral and Political Philosophy

By Susan Mendus

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
0333802691, 9780333802694, 9780230554559
Open Library ID
OL17013652M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
656 kB (672022 bytes)
Pages
209\208
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book combines the insights of enlightenment thinking and feminist theory to explore the significance of love in modern philosophy. The author argues for the importance of emotion in general, and love in particular, to moral and political philosophy, pointing out that some of the central philosophers of the enlightment were committed to a moralized conception of love. However, she believes that feminism's insights arise not from its attribution of special and distinctive qualities to women, but from its recognition of human vulernability.

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