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1 online resource (viii, 210 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-204) and index. |
Summary |
Questions about the relevance and value of various liberal concepts are at the heart of important debates among feminist philosophers and social theorists. Although many feminists invoke concepts such as rights, equality, autonomy, and freedom in arguments for liberation, some attempt to avoid them, noting that they can also reinforce and perpetuate oppressive social structures. In Challenging Liberalism Schwartzman explores the reasons why concepts such as rights and equality can sometimes reinforce oppression. She argues that certain forms of abstraction and individualism are central to liberal methodology and that these give rise to a number of problems. Drawing on the work of feminist moral, political, and legal theorists, she constructs an approach that employs these concepts, while viewing them from within a critique of social relations of power. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Feminist theory.
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Feminist theory. |
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Liberalism -- Philosophy.
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Liberalism -- Philosophy. |
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Abstraction.
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Abstraction. |
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Individualism.
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Individualism. |
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Feminist criticism.
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Feminist criticism. |
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Electronic books.
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Feminist theory. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Schwartzman, Lisa H., 1969- Challenging liberalism. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2006 027102853X (DLC) 2005028568 (OCoLC)61864249 |
ISBN |
0271030291 (electronic book) |
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9780271030296 (electronic book) |
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9780271054605 (electronic book) |
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0271054603 (electronic book) |
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0271028548 (Trade Paper) |
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9780271028545 (Trade Paper) |
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027102853X |
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9780271028545 |
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9780271049885 |
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9780271028545 |
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