Feminist Politics and Human Nature

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Acknowledgments

vii

Part One: Feminism and Political Philosophy

1

(24)

Feminism as Political Philosophy

3

(12)

``Feminism'' and ``Women's Liberation''

5

(1)

Women's Liberation and Political Philosophy

6

(2)

The Aims and Structure of This Book

8

(2)

Four Conceptions of Women's Liberation

10

(3)

Notes

13

(2)

Political Philosophy and Human Nature

15

(10)

Three Aspects of Political Philosophy

15

(2)

Political Philosophy and Scientific Knowledge

17

(1)

Science, Politics and Human Nature

18

(3)

Human Nature and the Nature of Women

21

(1)

Notes

22

(3)

Part Two: Feminist Theories of Human Nature

25

(144)

Liberal Feminism and Human Nature

27

(24)

Traditional Liberalism and Human Nature

28

(5)

Liberal Political Theory

33

(2)

Liberal Feminism and Women's Nature

35

(4)

Problems for the Liberal Theory of Human Nature

39

(8)

Conclusion

47

(1)

Notes

48

(3)

Traditional Marxism and Human Nature

51

(32)

Marxism and Human Nature

52

(7)

Marxist Political Theory

59

(4)

Marxism and Women's Nature

63

(6)

Problems for the Marxist Conception of Human Nature

69

(10)

Notes

79

(4)

Radical Feminism and Human Nature

83

(40)

Radical Feminist Conceptions of Human Nature

85

(15)

Sexual Politics: The Political Theory of Radical Feminism

100

(5)

Problems with the Radical Feminist Conception of Human Nature

105

(13)

Notes

118

(5)

Socialist Feminism and Human Nature

123

(46)

The Socialist Feminist Conception of Human Nature

125

(8)

The Political Theory of Socialist Feminism: Toward a Political Economy of Sex and Gender

133

(15)

Problems for Socialist Feminism

148

(15)

Notes

163

(6)

Part Three: Feminist Politics

169

(182)

The Politics of Liberal Feminism

173

(34)

The Political Values of Liberal Feminism

173

(2)

The Liberal Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression

175

(6)

The Liberal Feminist Proposals for Social Change

181

(4)

Problems with Liberal Feminist Politics

185

(18)

Notes

203

(4)

The Politics of Traditional Marxism

207

(42)

The Political Values of Traditional Marxism

207

(8)

The Traditional Marxist Analysis of Women's Oppression

215

(9)

The Traditional Marxist Proposals for Social Change

224

(5)

Problems in Traditional Marxist Politics

229

(15)

Notes

244

(5)

The Politics of Radical Feminism

249

(54)

The Political Values of Radical Feminism

249

(6)

Male Control of Women's Bodies: The Radical Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression

255

(15)

Living the Revolution: Radical Feminist Proposals for Social Change

270

(16)

Problems with Radical Feminist Politics

286

(11)

Notes

297

(6)

The Politics of Socialist Feminism

303

(48)

The Political Values of Socialist Feminism

303

(4)

Alienation: The Socialist Feminist Analysis of Women's Oppression

307

(10)

The Socialist Feminist Proposals for Social Change

317

(23)

Problems with Socialist Feminist Politics

340

(6)

Notes

346

(5)

Part Four: Feminist Theories of Political Knowledge

351

(44)

Feminist Politics and Epistemology: Justifying Feminist Theory

353

(42)

Liberal Feminism and the Elimination of Bias

355

(3)

Traditional Marxism and the Science of the Proletariat

358

(6)

Radical Feminism and the Upward Spiral

364

(5)

Socialist Feminism and the Standpoint of Women

369

(8)

The Standpoint of Women as a Condition for Theoretical Adequacy

377

(8)

Identifying the Standpoint of Women

385

(4)

Notes

389

(6)

Index

395

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