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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn unusually strong and fresh collection of essays, provocative, well written, varied in philosophical approach and covering an interesting array of important issues. -- Judith Andre, Michigan State University
. . . essays are very well chosen . . . introductory essay is very clear and very basic. * Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy *
The philosophical essays collected in this volume not only offer illuminating perspectives on a variety of practical concerns, many of which are of special interest to younger women, but also provide fresh insight into such perennial philosophical issues as autonomy, choice and responsibility. -- Alison M. Jaggar, University of Colorado, Boulder
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Philosophy and Feminism Chapter 2 Feminism and Autonomy Chapter 3 Oppression and Victimization: Choice and Responsibility Chapter 4 Right-Wing Women: Causes, Choices, and Blaming the Victim Chapter 5 Sexual Harassment, the Acquiescent Plaintiff and the "Unwelcomeness" Requirement Chapter 6 Women, Equality, and the Military Chapter 7 New Reproductive Technologies Chapter 8 Markets in Women's Reproductive Labor Chapter 9 Privacy and Reproductive Liberty Chapter 10 Coerced Birth Control and Sexual Discrimination Chapter 11 Is IVF Research a Threat to Women's Autonomy? Chapter 12 To Be or Not Be a Woman: Anorexia Nervosa, Normative Gender Roles, and Feminism Chapter 13 Women and the Knife: Cosmetic Surgery and the Colonization of Women's Bodies Chapter 14 Beauty's Punishment: How Feminists Look at Pornography Chapter 15 Feminine Masochism and the Politics of Personal Transformation
