Enlightened Women - Modernist Feminism in a Postmodern Age (Paperback)

This text questions whether in fact we do live in a postmodern age. Its critique of postmodernist, feminist thought offers a broad introduction to postmodernist thought and in the process reconsiders the modernist position. The first half of the book is critical in focus, offering a critique of some of the most influential feminist theorists and of postmodernism as a movement. This section concludes with a defence of "realism" in the theory of meaning arguing that we should not wholly reject the liberal humanist subject. The second half of the book is a reassessment of the notions of essentialism, the humanist subject, and knowledge of an objective reality. Contrary to some postmodernists, for example, it argues that some viewpoints can be described as true or false, right or wrong; and that we can make claims that are universally true of women. For the student, this text aims to provide an overview of postmodernism and French feminist thought, giving pointers to major protagonists and further reading.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	1996
Authors:	Alison Assiter
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08339-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	0-415-08339-7
Barcode:	9780415083393

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!