Imaginary Bodies - Ethics, Power and Corporeality (Paperback, Reissue)

In Imaginary Bodies Moira Gatens investigates in which ways differently sexed bodies can occupy the same social or political space. Representations of sexual difference have unacknowledged philosophical roots which cannot be dismissed as a superficial bias on the part of the philosopher, be he Aristotle or Lacan, nor removed without destroying the coherence of the philosophical system concerned. The deep structural bias against women extends beyond metaphysics and its effects are felt in epistemology, moral, social and political theory.
The idea of sexual difference is contextualised in Imaginary Bodies and traced through the history of philosophy. Through her work on Spinoza, Gatens develops alternative conceptions of power, new ways of conceiving women's embodiment, and their legal, political and ethical status.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 1995
First published:	1996
Authors:	Moira Gatens
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	163
Edition:	Reissue
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-08210-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General
LSN:	0-415-08210-2
Barcode:	9780415082105

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