KANTIANISM, LIBERALISM, AND FEMINISM by Carol Hay ( 9781137003904 )

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KANTIANISM, LIBERALISM, AND FEMINISM
RESISTING OPPRESSION

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ISBN 10:

1137003901

ISBN 13:

9781137003904

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

31 July, 2013

Description:

In this book Hay argues that the moral and political frameworks of Kantianism and liberalism are indispensable for addressing the concerns of contemporary feminism. After defending the use of these frameworks for feminist purposes, Hay uses them to argue that people who are oppressed have an obligation to themselves to resist their own oppression.

Synopsis:

What does the philosophy of a bunch of dead white men have to tell us about oppression? Rather a lot, Hay argues. This is a book about the harms of oppression, and about addressing these harms using the resources of liberalism and Kantianism. Its central thesis is that people who are oppressed are bound by the duty of self-respect to resist their own oppression. Hay defends certain core ideals of the liberal tradition - specifically, the fundamental importance of autonomy and rationality, the intrinsic and inalienable dignity of the individual, and the duty of self-respect - making the case that these ideals are pivotal in both understanding and counteracting oppression. She argues that if we take these ideals seriously then it follows that people who are oppressed have an obligation to themselves to resist their own oppression.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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KANTIANISM, LIBERALISM, AND FEMINISM (HB)

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