Alessandra Tanesini - Feminism: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY

OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHIES ONLINE RESEARCH GUIDE

Alessandra Tanesini

Cardiff University

2011 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

ISBN: 9780199808793

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INTRODUCTION

Feminist perspectives in all academic disciplines are concerned with questions about the status of women. Feminists offer analyses of, and propose solutions for, the disadvantage suffered by women in many societies. They provide accounts of gender and gender roles, sexuality and sex, and femininity; they uncover whatever biases might be present in the presuppositions of a theory or line of inquiry. This entry is specifically concerned with feminist philosophy, broadly conceived, which involves approaching feminist questions and problems from a philosophical perspective, and looking at the traditional questions of philosophy so as to reveal possible sexist assumptions and to propose alternative nonsexist proposals.

TEXTBOOKS

There are a number of textbooks on feminist philosophy currently available, although there is lot of variance in the ground covered. Some textbooks provide overviews of the main positions in feminist thought and are organized chronologically, while others focus on specific issues or topics. Tong 2008 has chapters on all the main positions in feminist thought. Stone 2007 focuses on sex, sexuality, gender, and the issue of essentialism. Saul 2003 and Schott 2003 are both organized thematically.

Saul, Jennifer M. Feminism: Issues and Arguments . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Focuses on ethical and political issues such as discrimination, pornography, and sexual harassment, and offers proposals for possible solutions. Designed for an introductory-level undergraduate course, and thus provides and a good entry point to these debates.

Schott, Robin May. Discovering Feminist Philosophy: Knowledge, Ethics, Politics, Feminist Constructions . Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003.

This accessible introduction aims to show the relevance of feminism today, and thus answer the charge that feminism is no longer relevant. It includes chapters on the history of philosophy, epistemology, and ethics.

Stone, Alison. An Introduction to Feminist Philosophy . Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2007.

Offers a survey of themes in the metaphysics of sex and gender within feminist philosophy. It is written extremely clearly, but its theoretical focus makes it more suitable for upper-level undergraduate courses.

Tong, Rosemarie. Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction . 3d ed. Boulder, CO: Westview, 2008.

This introduction, suitable for undergraduates at all levels, offers comprehensive overviews of all the main positions in feminist (mainly political) thought and of some key feminist thinkers. It includes chapters on liberal, radical, and Marxist feminism as well as extended discussions of more recent positions such as postcolonial and psychoanalytic feminism.

ANTHOLOGIES

There are numerous anthologies on feminist philosophy. Among those that cover a multiplicity of areas, some are organized thematically and some chronologically. Both Alcoff and Kittay 2007 and Fricker and Hornsby 2000 include state-of-the-art introductory essays in the most important areas of feminist philosophy. These are a good beginning for the reader new to a particular area. Another essential work can be found in the numerous online essays freely available as part of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, which are cited in many sections of this bibliography. Jaggar and Young 1998 is comprehensive, although some of the contributions in it are rather short. Tuana and Tong 1995 and Nicholson 1997 anthologize some of the most influential essays from the 1980s and 1990s. There are also anthologies that focus on a narrower range of topics, the most influential of which include a preponderance of work in epistemology, mainly because of how significant this area is to feminist philosophy as a whole.

Alcoff, Linda, and Eva Feder Kittay, eds. The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy . Malden, MA, and Oxford: Blackwell, 2007.

Includes an excellent introduction by the editors on the nature and scope of feminist philosophy. The sections on the history of philosophy, ethics, epistemology, and political philosophy present survey essays by some of the leading scholars in the field.

Fricker, Miranda, and Jennifer Hornsby, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Feminism in Philosophy . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Includes newly commissioned essays on topics in the history of philosophy, ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind and language, and political philosophy by some of the leading feminist analytic philosophers in the field. Although the essays are intended as surveys of the topic, they are in some cases detailed discussions of one possible position or answer.

Garry, Ann, and Marilyn Pearsall, eds. Women, Knowledge and Reality: Explorations in Feminist Philosophy . 2d ed. New York and London: Routledge, 1996.