The classic social contractarians
Subtitle: critical perspectives from contemporary feminist philosophy and law
By: by Janice Richardson.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780754670179
Subjects: Feminist jurisprudence; Social contract
Description: "How can we live together without subordination and oppression? What does it mean to treat each other as free and equal persons? This book uses contemporary feminist insights to examine aspects of the classic social contractarians' arguments, concentrating upon the work of Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Rousseau and Kant. It also looks at the points at issue between feminist political theorists and considers the usefulness of contractarian arguments for feminist political politics today, along with the relationship between their political, legal and moral analyses."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The social contractarians and contemporary feminist philosophy; title: Hobbes; title: Spinoza; title: Locke; title: Rousseau; title: Kant; title: Conclusion : the social contractarians and contemporary images of women.