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Feminist Theory
A Philosophical Anthology
Robin O. Andreasen (Edited by), RO Andreasen (Author), Ann E. Cudd (Edited by), E. Díaz-León (Edited by)
9781394172658, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 April 2025
672 pages
23.1 x 18.8 x 3.8 cm, 0.953 kg
Bringing together influential voices and groundbreaking new essays, Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology examines the key questions at the heart of feminist philosophy through a clear structure and accessible yet rigorous content. This carefully curated selection of classic and contemporary essays emphasizes the flourishing growth of feminist thought over time, ranging from foundational texts by Simone de Beauvoir, Judith Butler, and Kimberlé Crenshaw, to new essays by contemporary scholars like Kate Manne, Talia Mae Bettcher, and Robin Dembroff. This edition expands on the original with fresh scholarship and a broader range of perspectives on gender, identity, knowledge, production and justice. New essays address intersectionality, gender identity, the critique of ideal theory, feminist critiques of traditional ethics, the impact of social norms on autonomy and epistemic injustice, and much more. Including critiques of traditional philosophical frameworks and self-reflection of feminism itself, this essential collection highlights how feminist theory shapes and challenges our current understanding of society. Designed for students and scholars in philosophy, gender studies, and social theory, Feminist Theory: A Philosophical Anthology is ideal for students taking courses in feminist philosophy and feminist theory, educators in social sciences and humanities, and activists and professionals seeking a nuanced understanding of feminist philosophy.
Acknowledgments ix Feminist Theory: An Introduction to the Second Edition x Part I Philosophical Perspectives on Feminism 1 1 The Subjection of Women 5 2 Introduction, from The Second Sex 14 3 Oppression 23 4 Black Women: Shaping Feminist Theory 30 5 Five Faces of Oppression 38 6 Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics 51 7 Trans Feminism: Recent Philosophical Developments 68 8 Down Girl Précis 77 9 “Ideal Theory” as Ideology 81 10 Sisterhood and “Doing Good”: Asymmetries of Western Feminist Location, Access, and Orbits of Concern 93 Part II Metaphysics and Language 109 Gender 11 Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire 113 12 Gender and Race: (What) Are They? (What) Do We Want Them To Be? 121 13 Misgendering and Its Moral Contestability 137 14 Woman as a Politically Significant Term: A Solution to the Puzzle 148 15 Toward an Account of Gender Identity 157 16 Beyond Binary: Genderqueer as Critical Gender Kind 175 17 Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts 194 18 Where Ethics and Aesthetics Meet: Titian’s Rape of Europa 214 19 Silence and Responsibility 232 20 Why Yellow Fever Isn’t Flattering: A Case Against Racial Fetishes 245 Part III Feminist Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, and Philosophy of Mind 259 Epistemology and Science 21 Feminist Epistemology: An Interpretation and a Defense 265 22 Socializing Knowledge 286 23 Feminism, Underdetermination, and Values in Science 298 24 Feminist Philosophy of Science: Standpoint Matters 305 25 Scientific Ignorance: Probing the Limits of Scientific Research and Knowledge Production 323 Belief and the Self 26 Powerlessness and Social Interpretation 335 27 Typecasts, Tokens, and Spokespersons: A Case for Credibility Excess as Testimonial Injustice 345 28 Believing Is Seeing: Feminist Philosophy, Knowledge, and Perception 356 29 Radical Moral Encroachment: The Moral Stakes of Racist Beliefs 361 Part IV Feminist Ethics and Political Philosophy 373 Ethics 30 The Need for More than Justice 379 31 Kant and Women 387 32 The Deferential Wife Revisited: Agency and Moral Responsibility 414 33 “Holding Hands at Midnight”: The Paradox of Caring Labor 428 34 Precarity, Precariousness, and Disability 440 Autonomy 35 Rethinking Relational Autonomy 455 36 Mestiza Autonomy as Relational Autonomy: Ambivalence & the Social Character of Free Will 470 37 Must Theorising about Adaptive Preferences Deny Women’s Agency? 484 38 Conceptualizing Adaptive Preferences Respectfully: An Indirectly Substantive Account 496 Political Philosophy 39 Women and Equality: The Capabilities Approach 509 40 Feminist Contractarianism 522 41 Feminist Politics and Feminist Pluralism: Can We Do Feminist Political Theory Without Theories of Gender? 543 42 Getting to the Root of Gender Inequality: Structural Injustice and Political Responsibility 559 43 Discourses of Sexual Violence in a Global Framework 569 Part V Resistance and Liberation 581 44 Missionary Positions 585 45 Difference and Dominance: On Sex Discrimination 596 46 The Obligation to Resist Oppression 606 47 Feminist Curiosity 622 48 Solidarity Care: How to Take Care of Each Other in Times of Struggle 630 49 On the Politics of Coalition 640 Index 649
John Stuart Mill
Simone De Beauvoir
Marilyn Frye
Bell Hooks
Iris Marion Young
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Talia Mae Bettcher
Kate Manne
Charles W.Mills
Uma Narayan
Judith Butler
Sally Haslanger
Stephanie Julia Kapusta
E. Díaz-León
Katharine Jenkins
Robin Dembroff
Speech Acts, Pornography and Aesthetics
Rae Langton
A. W. Eaton
Ishani Maitra
Robin Zheng
Elizabeth Anderson
Helen Longino
Kristen Intemann
Alison Wylie
Manuela Fernández Pinto
Miranda Fricker
Emmalon Davis
Briana Toole
Rima Basu
Annette C. Baier
Helga Varden
Anita Superson
Nancy Folbre
Eva Feder Kittay
Andrea C. Westlund
Edwina Barvosa
Serene J. Khader
Rosa Terlazzo
Martha Nussbaum
Jean Hampton
Amy R. Baehr
Serena Parekh
Linda Martín Alcoff
Ann E. Cudd
Catharine A. Mackinnon
Carol Hay
Perry Zurn
Myisha Cherry
Elena Ruíz And Kristie Dotson
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
