The Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

The thirteen specially-commissioned essays in this volume are written by philosophers at the forefront of feminist scholarship, and are designed to provide an accessible and stimulating guide to a philosophical literature that has seen massive expansion in recent years. Ranging from history of philosophy through metaphysics to philosophy of science, they encompass all the core subject areas commonly taught in anglophone undergraduate and graduate philosophy courses, offering both an overview of and a contribution to the relevant debates. Together they testify to the intellectual value of feminism as a radicalizing energy internal to philosophical inquiry. This volume will be essential reading for any student or teacher of philosophy who is curious about the place of feminism in their subject. Series Copyright Contents Introduction -Miranda Fricker & Jennifer Hornsby 1 Feminism in ancient philosophy: The feminist stake in Greek rationalism - Sabina Lovibond Introduction 2 Feminism in philosophy of mind: The question of personal identity - Susan James 1 Introduction 2 Personal identity 3 Delineation of character 4 Memory 5 Social circumstances 6 Marginalizing the symbolically feminine 7 Identity and social power 8 Conclusion NOTES 3 Feminism in philosophy of mind: Against physicalism - Naomi Scheman Introduction The demands of physicalism The useful vacuity of global supervenience Taking explanation seriously NOTES 4 Feminism and psychoanalysis: Using Melanie Klein - Sarah Richmond NOTES 5 Feminism in philosophy of language: Communicative speech acts - Jennifer Hornsby 1 Feminist-philosophy of language and philosophy of language 2 Communicative speech acts 2.1 Speech acts 2.2 Semantic theories and linguistic meaning 2.3 Saying something to someone as communicative 3 Against individualism in philosophical accounts of language 3.1 Why invoke hearers 3.2 Gricean intentions repudiated 3.3 Speech acts and semantics again 4 Feminism and philosophy of language 4.1 'Hate speech' 4.2 Meaning and change Conclusion NOTES 6 Feminism in metaphysics: Negotiating the natural - Sally Haslanger Introduction Androcentric versus gynocentric metaphysics Feminist anti-foundationalism Feminist metaphysics: natural and social kinds The social construction of the body Anti-realist commitments? Conclusion NOTES 7 Feminism in epistemology: Exclusion and objectification - Rae Langton Introduction Knowledge and how women might be left out Knowledge and how women might be hurt NOTES 8 Feminism in epistemology: Pluralism without postmodernism - Miranda Fricker Introduction A postmodern approach A genealogy of postmodernism Pluralism within reason - a perspectival realism Conclusion NOTES 9 Feminism in philosophy of science: Making sense of contingency and constraint - Alison Wylie Introduction Feminism and science On not 'disappearing' gender: philosophical responses Feminist philosophy of science Conclusion NOTES 10 Feminism in political philosophy: Women's difference - Diemut Bubeck 1 Feminist political theory and standpoint theory 2 The aporias of feminist standpoint theory 3 Coming to know: antagonistic and dialogical models 4 Difference, cooperation and commonalities 5 Epistemic and political dialogue 6 Conclusion NOTES 11 Feminism in ethics: Conceptions of autonomy - Marilyn Friedman Feminist ethics Moral autonomy Toward a feminist conception of autonomy Personal autonomy NOTES 12 Feminism in ethics: Moral justification - Alison Jaggar 1 Feminist challenges to the analytic canon Intuitionism: Elizabeth Anderson on G. E. Moore Universal prescriptivism: Lynne S. Arnault on Richard M. Hare Hypothetical contractarianism: Susan Okin on John Rawls; Alison Jaggar on Susan Okin Domination-free discourse: Seyla Benhabib on ]urgen Habermas; Iris Young and others on Seyla Benhabib 2 'The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house' - Audre Lorde 3 Towards a feminist conception of moral justification Positioning the moral subject Socializing moral rationality Situating moral objectivity 4 Who is authorized to define and interpret moral justification? NOTES 13 Feminism in history of philosophy: Appropriating the past - Genevieve Lloyd Introduction Women and the 'conversation' of philosophy Martha Nussbaum: the education of Nikidion Engagement with the present Hannah Arendt: Kant on judgement Michele Le Doeuff: critique of the philosophical imaginary Doxography and demonizing Conclusion: 'we' feminists NOTES Further reading Index Feminism In Ancient Philosophy : The Feminist Stake In Greek Rationalism / Sabina Lovibond -- Feminism In Philosophy Of Mind : The Question Of Personal Identity / Susan James -- Feminism In Philosophy Of Mind : Against Physicalism / Naomi Scheman -- Feminism And Psychoanalysis : Using Melanie Klein / Sarah Richmond -- Feminism In Philosophy Of Language : Communicative Speech Acts / Jennifer Hornsby -- Feminism In Metaphysics : Negotiating The Natural / Sally Haslanger -- Feminism In Epistemology : Exclusion And Objectification / Rae Langton -- Feminism In Epistemology : Pluralism Without Postmodernism / Miranda Fricker -- Feminism In Philosophy Of Science : Making Sense Of Contingency And Constraint / Alison Wylie -- Feminism In Political Philosophy : Women's Difference / Diemut Bubeck -- Feminism In Ethics : Conceptions Of Autonomy / Marilyn Friedman -- Feminism In Ethics : Moral Justification / Alison Jaggar -- Feminism In History Of Philosophy : Appropriating The Past / Genevieve Lloyd. Edited By Miranda Fricker And Jennifer Hornsby. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 264-275) And Index. The thirteen specially-commissioned essays in this volume are designed to provide an accessible and stimulating guide through an area of philosophical thought and literature that has seen massive expansion in recent years. They encompass all the core subject areas commonly taught in anglophone undergraduate and graduate philosophy courses, offering both an overview of and a contribution to the relevant debates. This volume will be essential reading for any student or teacher of philosophy who is curious about the place of feminism in their subject. Despite the internal diversity of extant 'ancient philosophy', it has generally been agreed that the main intellectual legacy of classical Greece and Rome to the modern world is the idea of the value of truth and the capacity of human reason to discover it. These essays are written by philosophers at the forefront of feminist scholarship, and are designed to provide an accessible guide to this philosophical literature. They range from history of philosophy through metaphysics to philosophy of science