The Virtue of Feminist Rationality

by Deborah K. Heikes

Book Overview

Feminist philosophers have been some of the most vocal critics of reason and rationality. While most feminists realize that rationality is a concept that cannot be entirely abandoned, few have considered how to construct a positive account of rationality.

This book represents a sustained argument for a feminist theory of rationality. It opens by asking the question: is reason inherently masculine? Deborah K. Heikes goes on to answer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472533453
• ISBN13: 9781472533456
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"