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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Karen Green (Monash University, Australia)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Dimensions: Width: 20.00cm , Height: 15.00cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.312kg ISBN: 9780745614496ISBN 10: 0745614493 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 20 April 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Against Feminist Anti-Humanism. 2. Women of Virtue. 3. Hobbes, Amazons and Sabine Women. 4. Virtuous Women and the Citizen of Geneva. 5. The Female Citizen. 6. Socialism, Sex and Savage Society. 7. Flight from the Other. 8. Reason, Femininity, Love and Morality. Index.Reviews'The Woman of Reason is an imaginative and compelling commentary on the origins and role of feminism in contributing to a more egalitarian and caring world. This clear-headed, humane and controversial book deserves consideration and discussion by everyone concerned with the ways in which forms of knowledge can contribute to the oppression or the liberation of people, women in particular.' UCG Women's Studies Centre Review 'The insistence on women's history and their participation in the construction of culture and society is a welcome antidote to accounts of universal oppression.' Women's Philosophy Review 'The book stands as a provocative contribution to liberal feminist political theory, which is likely to generate ongoing debate.' Australasian Journal of Philosophy ' The Woman of Reason is an imaginative and compelling commentary on the origins and role of feminism in contributing to a more egalitarian and caring world. This clear-headed, humane and controversial book deserves consideration and discussion by everyone concerned with the ways in which forms of knowledge can contribute to the oppression or the liberation of people, women in particular.' <br> UCG Women's Studies Centre Review <p>'The insistence on women's history and their participation in the construction of culture and society is a welcome antidote to accounts of universal oppression.' Women's Philosophy Review <p>'The book stands as a provocative contribution to liberal feminist political theory, which is likely to generate ongoing debate.' Australasian Journal of Philosophy '<i>The Woman of Reason</i> is an imaginative and compelling commentary on the origins and role of feminism in contributing to a more egalitarian and caring world. This clear-headed, humane and controversial book deserves consideration and discussion by everyone concerned with the ways in which forms of knowledge can contribute to the oppression or the liberation of people, women in particular.' <i>UCG Women's Studies Centre Review</i> 'The insistence on women's history and their participation in the construction of culture and society is a welcome antidote to accounts of universal oppression.' <i>Women's Philosophy Review</i></p> 'The book stands as a provocative contribution to liberal feminist political theory, which is likely to generate ongoing debate.' <i>Australasian Journal of Philosophy</i></p> ' The Woman of Reason is an imaginative and compelling commentary on the origins and role of feminism in contributing to a more egalitarian and caring world. This clear-headed, humane and controversial book deserves consideration and discussion by everyone concerned with the ways in which forms of knowledge can contribute to the oppression or the liberation of people, women in particular.' UCG Women's Studies Centre Review 'The insistence on women's history and their participation in the construction of culture and society is a welcome antidote to accounts of universal oppression.' Women's Philosophy Review 'The book stands as a provocative contribution to liberal feminist political theory, which is likely to generate ongoing debate.' Australasian Journal of Philosophy Author InformationKaren Green is a lecturer in Philosophy at Monash University, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |