- Hardback - Number of Pages: 724 pages
- Dimensions: 172.72 x 248.92 x 58.42mm - 1,564.89g
- Publication date: 08 Jan 1998
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS
- Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
"Finally, an anthology that places the power and range of feminist theory in the context not just of the Western tradition but also the concerns of the Two thirds World. The essays in this collection, many of which stress the performative and normalizing function of language, invite us to mark what has gone before in the hope of moving forward into a new era of Feminist theorizing. Broad in scope and rich in information, it is the best guide available to the range and depth of Feminist theory." Donn Welton, State University of New York at Stony Brook "Jaggar and Young's Companion to Feminist Philosophy successfully introduces the uninitiated to the full scope of this rapidly burgeoning subject and, at the same time, provides a truly authoritative consolidation which will serve as an invaluable platform for further developments. Ranging across several continents and even more traditions, its three score chapters touch upon all the main branches of philosophy - language, knowledge and nature, rel...