Feminist Contentions

A Philosophical Exchange

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ID19601249
AuthorsSeyla Benhabib (0000-0002-7318-028X), Judith Butler (0000-0002-0147-5193), Drucilla Cornell, Nancy Fraser
Year1994
Pages176
Publication date1994-12-14
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byFeminist Contentions: A Philosophical Exchange, Jennifer M Lehmann, 1997
VenueFeminist Contentions (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
OpenAlexW1591951553
Open LibraryOL1094946M
ISBN9780415910859
GOOGLE_BOOK_IDXH0sfSx7v0UC
LanguageEN
Citations received24

This unique volume presents a debate between four of the top feminist theorists in the United States today. Seyla Benhabib, Judith Butler, Drucilla Cornell and Nancy Fraser discuss some of the key questions facing feminist theory. Each articulates her own position in an initial essay, then responds to the others in a follow-up essay, making possible a conversation between these influential feminist thinkers. Begun as a symposium on the issue of feminism and postmodernism, the volume evolved into a discussion of broader issues such as the usefulness of postmodernism as a theoretical concept; the role of philosophy in social criticism; how historical narrative is best conceptualized; the status of the subject of feminism; and the political effects of different formulations of all these issues. Unlike many collections which assume a given topic and ask various thinkers to respond to it, this format enables the contributors themselves to articulate their own views on the key questions facing feminist theory and distinguish their views from others. (Source: [Yale University](https://politicalscience.yale.edu/publications/feminist-contentions-philosophical-exchange-thinking-gender))

Epistemology · Political science · Sociology · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · 305.42/01 · Feminism & Feminist Theory · Féminisme · Feminismus · Feminist theory · Feministische filosofie · Hq1190 .s7813 1995 · Postmoderne · Postmodernism · Postmodernisme · Social aspects · Social Science · Theorie · Théorie féministe

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