Oxford Handbook of Feminist Philosophy

The Handbook of Feminist Philosophy provides a comprehensive overview of the contemporary state of the field, covering feminist critical engagements with philosophy and adjacent scholarly fields, as well as feminist approaches to current debates and crises. It explores feminist philosophical engagement with mainstream and marginalized histories and traditions, contributions to philosophical subfields, and insights into moral and political issues. The volume offers a rigorous but accessible resource for students and scholars interested in feminist philosophy and its relationship to other disciplines.

Format: Hardback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

This groundbreaking Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of the current landscape of feminist philosophy. The editors' introduction and forty-five essays delve into feminist critical engagements with philosophy and related scholarly disciplines, as well as feminist perspectives on pressing global debates and crises. Authors address a wide range of topics, including how feminist philosophy attends to other forms of oppression, the gendered, racialized, and classed assumptions inherent in philosophical concepts, and feminist interpretations of prominent subfields of philosophy.

The first section delves into feminist philosophical engagement with mainstream and marginalized histories and traditions, while the second section examines feminist philosophy's contributions to various philosophical subfields, such as metaphysics and bioethics. The third section explores what feminist philosophy can reveal about critical moral and political issues related to identity, gender, the body, autonomy, prisons, and more. The Handbook concludes with the field's engagement with other theories and movements, including trans studies, queer theory, critical race theory, postcolonial theory, and decolonial theory.

This volume serves as a rigorous yet accessible resource for students and scholars interested in feminist philosophy, showcasing the diverse range of subject matter, approaches, and methods employed by feminist philosophers. Its primary objective is to highlight the rich diversity of feminist philosophical thought and its position within the broader philosophical community and other disciplines.

Weight: 1108g
Dimension: 185 x 261 x 53 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780190628925