Rationality and Feminist Philosophy

by Deborah K. Heikes

Book Overview

Rationality and Feminist Philosophy argues that the Enlightenment conception of rationality that feminists are fond of attacking is no longer a live concept. Deborah K. Heikes shows how contemporary theories of rationality are consonant with many feminist concerns and proposes that feminists need a substantive theory of rationality, which she argues should be a virtue theory of rationality. Within both feminist and non-feminist philosophical circles,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441161910
• ISBN13: 9781441161918
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"