Asian and Feminist Philosophies in Dialogue : Liberating Traditions

In this collection of original essays, international scholars put Asian traditions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, into conversation with one or more contemporary feminist philosophies, founding a new mode of inquiry that attends to diverse voices and the complex global relationships that define our world. These cross-cultural meditations focus on the liberation of persons from suffering, oppression, illusion, harmful conventions and desires, and other impediments to full personhood by deploying a methodology that traverses multiple philosophical styles, historical texts, and frames of reference. Hailing from the discipline of philosophy in addition to Asian, gender, and religious studies, the contributors offer a fresh take on the classic concerns of free will, consciousness, knowledge, objectivity, sexual difference, embodiment, selfhood, the state, morality, and hermeneutics. One of the first anthologies to embody the practice of feminist comparative philosophy, this collection creatively and effectively engages with global, cultural, and gender differences within the realms of scholarly inquiry and theory construction. In This Collection Of Original Essays, International Scholars Put Asian Traditions, Such As Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, And Confucianism, Into Conversation With One Or More Contemporary Feminist Philosophies, Founding A New Mode Of Inquiry That Attends To Diverse Voices And The Complex Global Relationships That Define Our World.--publishers Website. Feminist Comparative Philosophy: Performing Philosophy Differently / Ashby Butnor And Jennifer Mcweeny -- Part 1. Gender And Potentiality -- Kamma, No-self, And Social Construction: The Middle Way Between Determinism And Free Will / Hslao-lan Hu -- On The Transformative Potential Of The Dark Female Animal In Daodejing / Kyoo Lee -- Confucian Family-state And Women: A Proposal For Confucian Feminism / Ranjoo Seodu Herr -- Part 2. Raising Consciousness -- Mindfulness, Anātman, And The Possiblility Of A Feminist Self-consciousness / Keya Maitra -- Liberating Anger, Embodying Knowledge: A Comparatie Study Of María Lugones And Zen Master Hakuin / Jennifer Mcweeny -- Part 3. Places Of Knowing -- What Would Zhuangzi Say To Harding? A Daoist Critique Of Feminist Standpoint Epistemology / Xinyan Jiang -- Epistemic Multiculturalism: And Objectivity: Rethinking Vandana Shiva's Ecospirituality / Vrinda Dalmiya -- Part 4. Cultivating Ethical Selves -- Confucian Care: A Hybrid Feminist Ethics / Li-hsiang Lisa Rosenlee -- The Embodied Ethical Self: A Japanese And Feminist Account Of Nondual Subjectivity / Erin Mccarthy -- Dōgen, Feminism, And The Embodied Practice Of Care / Ashby Butnor -- Part 5. Transforming Discourse -- De-liberating Traditions: The Female Bodies Of Sati And Slavery / Namita Goswami -- Philosophy Uprising: The Feminist Afterword / Chela Sandoval. Edited By Jennifer Mcweeny And Ashby Butnor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Feminist Comparative Methodology PART ONE. Gender and Potentiality CHAPTER ONE. Kamma , No-Self, and Social Construction CHAPTER TWO. On the Transformative Potential of the “Dark Female Animal” in Daodejing CHAPTER THREE. Confucian Family-State and Women PART TWO. Raising Consciousness CHAPTER FOUR. Mindfulness, Anātman , and the Possibility of a Feminist Self-consciousness CHAPTER FIVE. Liberating Anger, Embodying Knowledge PART THREE. Places of Knowing CHAPTER SIX. What Would Zhuangzi Say to Harding? CHAPTER SEVEN. “Epistemic Multiculturalism” and Objectivity PART FOUR. Cultivating Ethical Selves CHAPTER EIGHT. Confucian Care CHAPTER NINE. The Embodied Ethical Self CHAPTER TEN. Dōgen, Feminism, and the Embodied Practice of Care PART FIVE. Transforming Discourse CHAPTER ELEVEN. De-liberating Traditions Philosophy Uprising Feminist Comparative Philosophy and Associated Methodologies Contributors Index