Fall 2010

Feminist Philosophy - LPHI 3503 A

Professor(s):  Alice Crary 
Day(s):  TR
Time(s):  12:00 pm - 1:40 pm 
CRN:  5298
Credits:  4
Prerequisite(s):  One 1000 or 2000 philosophy course

Course Description
The idea of feminist philosophy strikes many philosophers as an oxymoron. How can feminism, which is partial to the concerns and perspectives of women, lay claim to the universal authority to which philosophy aspires? Confronted with this question, a number of great feminist authors have responded that philosophy has something to learn from feminist thought about its own most cherished ideals. This course offers an introduction to classic and contemporary contributions to the relevant corpus of feminist philosophical writing. Course authors include de Beauvoir, Butler, Frye, Gilligan, Irigaray, Le Doeff, and MacKinnon.