Feminist Interventions in Ethics and Politics

Barbara S. Andrew is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at William Paterson University of New Jersey. Jean Clare Keller is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota. Lisa H. Schwartzman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University.

Feminist Interventions not only adds to the literatures in traditional areas of philosophical inquiry, such as metaphysics and value theory; it also shows how feminist thought continues to transform these areas, not only with new approaches to old questions, but with new questions as well. This book smartly and uniquely captures much of the evolution of feminist philosophy in North America over the past quarter century, illuminating some of the most significant disagreements among contemporary feminists. Finally, it contributes substantially and critically to the literature on feminist practice on three issues that have emerged as crucial for many contemporary feminist theorists and activists—essentialism, coalition, and resistance—while adding powerfully to the public discourse on globalization, terrorism, and war. Beautifully conceived, this is an extremely rich collection on feminist discourse as it is unfolding today. It is not to be missed.

• Part 1 Part I: Rethinking Gender and Sexual DifferenceChapter 2 The Metaphysics of Gender and Sexual DifferenceChapter 3 Categories in DistressChapter 4 Butler, Sex/Gender, and a Postmodern Gender TheoryPart 5 Part II: Virtues and Their CostsChapter 6 The Burdened Virtues of Political ResistanceChapter 7 Compassion: A Rebuttal of NussbaumChapter 8 A Kantian Ethic of Care?Part 9 Part III: Challenges to Feminism and Feminist LiberalismChapter 10 Hiking Boots and Wheelchairs: Ecofeminism, the Body, and Physical DisabilityChapter 11 A Feminist Critique of Nussbaum's Liberalism: Towards an Alternative Feminist MethodologyChapter 12 Reclaiming the Ideal of EqualityPart 13 Part IV: Feminist Perspectives on Globalism, War, and ImmigrationChapter 14 Global Responsibility and Western FeminismChapter 15 Just (Decent? Mere?) WarChapter 16 American Neonativism and Gendered Immigrant ExclusionsChapter 17 IndexChapter 18 About the ContributorsChapter 19 Feminist Interventions in Ethics and Politics: An Introduction