Feminist Challenges: Social and Political Theory (Northeastern Series on Feminist Theory)

Introduction : The Theoretical Subversiveness Of Feminism / Carole Pateman -- Feminism, Philosophy And Riddles Without Answers / Moira Gatens -- Vanishing Acts In Social And Political Thought : Tricks Of The Trade / Beverly Thiele -- Ethics Revisited : Women And/in Philosophy / Rosi Braidotti -- Selfhood, War And Masculinity / Genevieve Lloyd -- Sex Equality Is Not Enough For Feminism / Merle Thornton -- Women And Political Rationality / Janna Thompson -- Desire, Consent And Liberal Theory / Lenore Coltheart -- Philosophy, Subjectivity And The Body : Kristeva And Irigaray / Elizabeth Gross -- Simone De Beauvoir : Philosophy And/or The Female Body / Catriona Mackenzie -- Women, Domestic Life And Sociology / Anna Yeatman -- Evidence And Silence : Feminism And The Limits Of History / Judith Allen -- Conclusion : What Is Feminist Theory? / Elizabeth Gross. Edited By Carole Pateman And Elizabeth Gross. Bibliography: P. The essays in this collection break new ground by going beyond analysis of classic texts or examination of "women's issues." Texts and issues are placed in a wider theoretical perspective which brings the patriarchal construction of theory itself into question.