A Theory of Freedom [electronic resource] : Feminism and the Social Contract /
Welch, S.author.
This book offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of social oppression and demands of the interrelatedness insofar as it pertains specifically to the social domain of activity.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Social Contract Theory and Social Freedom: Entering the Feminist Debate; 2 Defining the Domain: Freedom and Oppression in the Social Sphere; 3 Enhancing Social Freedom through the Values of Friendship; 4 May I Choose? Can I Choose? Oppression and Choice; 5 Blending Positive and Negative Liberty for the Social Group; 6 The Feminist Standoff: Reviving Consent for Individual Freedom; 7 Replacing Obligation with Commitment: A Responsible Voluntarism; 8 Moral Progress through Cooperative Social Critique
9 Social Stability through Collectivity and Transparent TrustNotes; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of social oppression and demands of the interrelatedness insofar as it pertains specifically to the social domain of activity.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Feminist theory.
Ethics.
Literature—Philosophy.
Literature—History and criticism.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Feminism.
Ethics.
Literary Theory.
Literary History.