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Back Over the Sexual Contract

A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy

Lorenzo Rustighi

Is patriarchy an illness of democratic societies or a structural problem? To answer this dilemma, Back Over the Sexual Contract: A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy examines the dilemma of patriarchy in modern European political theory by reopening the question of the "sexual contract." Through a study of the thought of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant, Lorenzo Rustighi argues that the conceptual roots of male patriarchal entitlement should be sought in the logic of authorized power that underpins the modern understanding of both the state and the family. Challenging the mainstream distinction between the private and the public, Rustighi provocatively suggests that patriarchy is not something that undermines democracy as an alien threat, but is rather inscribed in the intrinsically anti-democratic effects of the concept of democracy construed by the modern rationale of the social contract. He puts forward a Hegelian argument to propose an unconventional constitutional approach to feminist political theory that helps us rethink democracy beyond its inherent impasses.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 316 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-7936-3871-7 • Hardback • December 2021 • $122.00 • (£94.00)
978-1-7936-3872-4 • eBook • December 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Political Science / History & Theory, Social Science / Gender Studies

Lorenzo Rustighi is researcher in political philosophy at the University of Padova.

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: Thomas Hobbes: Sovereign Fathers

Chapter 2: John Locke: Patriarchal Trust

Chapter 3 : Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Governing Mothers

Chapter 4: Immanuel Kant: The Feminine Multitude

Conclusion: Hegel: Democracy and Difference

References

Index

About the Author

"To banish the patriarchy of modern social contract theories, by reinserting the concept of ‘the good’, and ‘good governance,’ is a brave project for the world that we face."


— Patricia Springborg, Humboldt University


"Back Over the Sexual Contract: A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy is a must read for anyone interested in the history of political thought."


— Susanne Sreedhar, Boston University


Back Over the Sexual Contract

A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Is patriarchy an illness of democratic societies or a structural problem? To answer this dilemma, Back Over the Sexual Contract: A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy examines the dilemma of patriarchy in modern European political theory by reopening the question of the "sexual contract." Through a study of the thought of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Immanuel Kant, Lorenzo Rustighi argues that the conceptual roots of male patriarchal entitlement should be sought in the logic of authorized power that underpins the modern understanding of both the state and the family. Challenging the mainstream distinction between the private and the public, Rustighi provocatively suggests that patriarchy is not something that undermines democracy as an alien threat, but is rather inscribed in the intrinsically anti-democratic effects of the concept of democracy construed by the modern rationale of the social contract. He puts forward a Hegelian argument to propose an unconventional constitutional approach to feminist political theory that helps us rethink democracy beyond its inherent impasses.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 316 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
    978-1-7936-3871-7 • Hardback • December 2021 • $122.00 • (£94.00)
    978-1-7936-3872-4 • eBook • December 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Political Science / History & Theory, Social Science / Gender Studies
Author
Author
  • Lorenzo Rustighi is researcher in political philosophy at the University of Padova.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments

    List of Abbreviations

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: Thomas Hobbes: Sovereign Fathers

    Chapter 2: John Locke: Patriarchal Trust

    Chapter 3 : Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Governing Mothers

    Chapter 4: Immanuel Kant: The Feminine Multitude

    Conclusion: Hegel: Democracy and Difference

    References

    Index

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • "To banish the patriarchy of modern social contract theories, by reinserting the concept of ‘the good’, and ‘good governance,’ is a brave project for the world that we face."


    — Patricia Springborg, Humboldt University


    "Back Over the Sexual Contract: A Hegelian Critique of Patriarchy is a must read for anyone interested in the history of political thought."


    — Susanne Sreedhar, Boston University


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