Title: Women in Western political thought /
Authors: Okin, Susan Moller.; Atkinson, Ti-Grace,
Publisher: Princeton University Press,
Year: 1979
Subjects: Plato Political science.; Mill, John Stuart, Contributions in political science.; Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Political science.; Women.; Feminism.; Sex role; Identification, Psychological; Philosophy; Women; Women's Rights
Contents: Pt. 1. Plato. Plato and the greek tradition of misogyny -- Philosopher queens and private wives -- Female nature and social structure. Pt. 2. Aristotle. Woman's place and nature in a functionalist world. Pt. 3. Rosseau. Rosseau and the modern patriarchal tradition -- The natural woman and her role -- Equality and freedom- for men -- The fate of Rosseau's heroines. Pt. 4. Mill. John Stuart Mill, liberal feminist. Pt. 5. Functionalism , feminism and the family. Women and functionalism, past and present -- Persons, women, and the law -- Conclusions.