Feminism As Radical Humanism

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8133-2358-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

For Johnson, feminism must recognize itself as a humanism in order to avoid certain theoretical quagmires. [The argument] is extremely provocative, and even, I would say, necessary. This book is sure to be controversial and of interest to a wide audience in feminist theory. I know of no other treatment of feminism and humanism that is so clear, cogent, and systematic. Judith Grant University of Southern California Feminism is currently at an impasse. Both the liberation feminism of the 1970’s and the more recent feminism of difference are increasingly faced with the limitations of their own perspectives. While feminists today generally acknowledge the need to recognise diversity, they lack a coherent framework through which this need can be articulated. In Feminism as Radical Humanism, Pauline Johnson calls for a reassessment of feminism’s relationship to modern humanism. She argues that despite its very thorough and necessary critique of mainstream formulations of humanist ideals, feminism itself remains strongly committed to humanist values. Drawing on a broad range of political and intellectual traditions, Johnson demonstrates that, only by proudly affirming its own humanist commitments can feminist theory find a way to negotiate the impasse in which it currently finds itself. Feminism as Radical Humanism is an important and controversial contribution to feminist theory, and to the ongoing debate about the meaning of contemporary humanism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Pauline

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: the feminism that dare not speak its name -- Feminism and humanism -- The antinomies of the Age of Enlightenment -- Quest for the self: feminism’s appropriation of romanticism -- Freedom and the encumbered self: feminism’s changing relations with liberalism -- Feminism and critique: from Marx to Habermas -- Feminist alternatives and postmodernism -- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Pauline Johnson