The history of modern philosophy is a major topic in philosophy and
is crucial to an understanding of the advent of feminist
philosophy. "Feminism and Modern Philosophy" introduces fundamental
topics in modern philosophy from a feminist perspective. It takes
the student through the subject step by step by looking at the main
thinkers most usually examined on a course in modern philosophy and
by examining the role of gender in studying classic philosophical
texts.
The book covers the following structure looking at the ideas and
work of the important thinkers in this period:
* Rereading the canon
* The attack on modernist philosophical reason
* The nature of "Man"
* The search for male allies
* Discovering women philosophers
* Are there universal philosophical truths?
* The function of history within the discipline of philosophy
Each chapter looks closely at the way in which the traditional
philosophical canon has been re-interpreted by feminist theory and
examines the implications for our interpretation of specific texts.
It looks at, for example:
* A feminist critique of Cartesian rationalism
* The implications of Locke's state of nature for the idea of the
family
* An appreciation of Hume's unique "collaboration" with Annette
Baier
Chapters close with a summary and the book contains an extensive
annotated bibliography.
Andrea Nye's style is student friendly and will be ideal for anyone
coming to the topic for the first time. It will be appropriate for
philosophy as well as gender studies courses looking at the
development of modern Western thought.
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