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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Martha Craven Nussbaum |
| ISBN: | 0195110323 9780195110326 |
| OCLC Number: | 245841550 |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Description: | IX, 476 S ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I: JUSTICE; 1. Women and Cultural Universals; 2. The Feminist Critique of Liberalism; 3. Religion and Women's Human Rights; 4. Judging Other Cultures: The Case of Genital Mutilation; 5. American Women: Preferences, Feminism, Democracy; 6. Equity and Mercy; 7. A Defence of Lesbian and Gay Rights; PART II: SEX; 8. Objectification; 9. Rage and Reason; 10. Construction Love, Desire, and Care; 11. "Whether from Reason or Prejudice": Taking Money for Bodily Services"; 12. Platonic Love and Colorado Law; 13. Sex, Truth, and Solitude; 14. Sex, Liberty, and Economics; 15. The Window: Knowledge of Other Minds in Virginia Woolfs's 'To The Lighthouse' |
| Responsibility: | Martha C. Nussbaum. |
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Hard-hitting, in Nussbaum's characteristic take-no-prisoners style, setting out a clear case that women endure ignominious oppression in the name of culture and religion, and that feminists and liberals alike should tolerate it no longer ... well written and an easy read ... this is a good book for those who want an introduction to, or survey of, Nussbaum's recent thinking on popular issues. American Political Science Review What emerges is a new version of feminism capable of articulating theories of both national and global justice ... the detailed analyses which the book provides do present a vast resource of information on global issues of religion, practices of circumcision and homosexuality. Years Work in Critical Cultural Theory Erudite collection of essays ... For Nussbaum, liberalism and feminism are indivisible, and her essays elegantly resolve many of the problems this has appeared to present ... Like all good liberal philosophy, Sex and Social Justice manages to inspire even as it confronts awesome injustice. Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, Saturday Review In these essays we get Nussbaum at her best. Ben Rogers, Financial Times Read more...
