Autonomy, oppression, and gender / edited by Andrea Veltman and Mark Piper.

These new essays examine philosophical issues at the intersection of feminism and autonomy studies. Are autonomy and independence useful goals for women and subordinate persons? Is autonomy possible in contexts of social subordination and oppression? Is the pursuit of desires that issue from patriar...

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Other Authors: Veltman, Andrea (Editor), Piper, Mark, 1975- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in feminist philosophy.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Andrea Veltman and Mark Piper
  • Three dimensions of autonomy: a relational analysis / Catriona McKenzie
  • Relational autonomy and independence / Marilyn Friedman
  • Autonomy?, or freedom?: a return to psychoanalytic theory / Nancy J. Hirschmann
  • Feminist commitments and relational autonomy / Paul Benson
  • The feminist debate over values in autonomy theory / Diana Tietjens Meyers
  • A commitment to autonomy is a commitment to feminism / Marina Oshana
  • Emotions, reasons, and autonomy / ChristineTappolet
  • Autonomy and self-care / Andrea C. Westlund
  • Coping or oppression: autonomy and adaptation to circumstance / John Christman
  • Autonomy and adaptive preference formation / Natalie Stoljar
  • Raising daughters: autonomy, feminism, and gender socialization / Mark Piper
  • Autonomy and oppression at work / Andrea Veltman
  • The right to bodily autonomy and the abortion controversy / Anita M. Superson
  • Choosing death: autonomy and ableism / Anita Ho.