Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 306
Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7425-1203-0 • Paperback • April 2004 • $66.00 • (£51.00)
978-1-4617-1551-1 • eBook • April 2004 • $62.50 • (£48.00)
Amy R. Baehr is assistant professor of philosophy at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Liberalism as an Antidote to Stereotyping
Chapter 3 The Paradox of Liberal Feminism: Preference, Rationality, and Oppression
Chapter 4 Toward a Liberal Theory of Sexual Equality
Chapter 5 The Liberal Rights of Feminist Liberalism
Chapter 6 The Future of Feminist Liberalism
Chapter 7 Coercing Privacy
Chapter 8 Feminist Contractarianism
Chapter 9 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?
Chapter 10 The Domain of Civic Virtue in a Good Society: Families, Schools and Sex Equality
Chapter 11 Freed Up: Privacy, Sexual Freedom, and LibertyOf Conscience
Chapter 12 A Feminist Liberal Approach to Hate Crime Legislation
This volume brings many of feminism's leading theorists to address the central challenges of the contemporary women's movement. From diverse backgrounds and disciplinary persepectives, these exceptionally distinguished scholars offer new insights on longstanding issues. Their pathbreaking analysis of topics such as privacy, welfare, multiculturalism, sexual violence, and gender stereotypes enriches our understanding and invites our commitment. Varieties of Feminist Liberalism sets our agenda in the struggle for social equality.
— Deborah L. Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, Stanford University
In this useful volume, leading liberal feminist philosophers explore the resources that liberalism makes available for feminist thought. The book shows liberal feminism at its very best.
— Alison M. Jaggar, University of Colorado, Boulder