The subject of liberty: toward a feminist theory of freedom
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1. Verfasser: Hirschmann, Nancy J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press ©2003
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- The social construction of freedom in historical perspective -- Feminism and freedom: the social construction paradox -- Internal and external restraint: the case of battered women -- Welfare as a problem for freedom theory -- Eastern veiling, Western freedom? -- Toward a feminist theory of freedom
This book reconsiders the dominant Western understandings of freedom through the lens of women's real-life experiences of domestic violence, welfare, and Islamic veiling. Nancy Hirschmann argues that the typical approach to freedom found in political philosophy severely reduces the concept's complexity, which is more fully revealed by taking such practical issues into account. Hirschmann begins by arguing that the dominant Western understanding of freedom does not provide a conceptual vocabulary for accurately characterizing women's experiences. Often, free choice is assumed when women are in f
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