Feminism Module

There is an undeniable relation between sex and gender although overwhelming material of social structures and experiences could cover and diminish it. The contemporary divided epistemology of various sciences, related more or less with the issue of feminine, feminism and femininity, are based on a bogus and deficient concept of person. Their representation on this concept occults the non-generic tri-unity (between its biological, social and ideal sides)of the human person, and hence the womanhood and manhood, femininity and masculinity, can"t find their proper places and are dismissed. Woman"s natural reality manifests itself through feminism at the level of social reality and is revealed through femininity at the level of cultural reality. These three aspects could be noticed throughout the history of humanity, women"s situation being intrinsically related to their position towards the natural world, society and the intelligibility. Each epoch had its own way of manifesting and perceiving them. The non-generic tri-unity representation on human sheds a different light on the understanding of the phenomenon. New meanings are to be grasped in order to understand the dialectical unity present among its three aspects, starting from the real difference between women and men, by re-balancing such relations at a social level through feminism and rethinking their echoes and ideatic foundation, in femininity.

2005

This edition of the Newsletter on Feminism and Philosophy features a number of reviews of recent books in feminist philosophy. The books range from social and political philosophy, to environmental philosophy, and continental philosophy. They attest to the flourishing of feminist scholarship, and the reviews demonstrate the ongoing dialogue that has long characterized the field. I have organized them somewhat thematically, though readers will also note the impressive variety of topics and ideas represented. But the news is not all good. In “Female-Friendly Departments: A Modest Proposal for Picking Graduate Programs in Philosophy,” Julie Van Camp undertakes a thorough scrutiny of Brian Leiter ’s The Philosophical Gourmet Report. Her analysis, however, is not limited to that Report. Van Camp raises a series of questions regarding the status of women in the profession, and her article is a “must-read” for anyone considering graduate school or participating in the profession in a facul...

2007

Pre-print, pre-copy edited version of the first three chapters.

European Journal of Women's Studies, 2005

2023

Interdisciplinary approach to women and to the intersection of social relations of gender, race, class, sexuality and disability in Canadian and global contexts. Introduction to basic conceptual debates in feminist and gender studies and to feminist theoretical positions. Development of critical analytical skills.

2003

Bloomsbury Companion to Political Philosophy, 2015

2016

Feminism is an ideology which seeks not only to understand the world but to change it to the advantages of women. It aims at defining, establishing and defending equal political, economic and social rights for women. Feminism focuses on the marginalisation of women and how they are being relegated to a secondary position. Most feminists believe that our culture is a patriarchal culture and it is organised in favour of the interests of men. Feminist literary critics try to explain how power imbalances due to gender in a given culture are reflected in or challenged by literary texts. Feminism is a movement for the empowerment of women. It is a social movement which redresses the gender imbalance in society. Aim of the Study The aim of the study is to find a connection between women empowerment and the movement of feminism. Being popularised in the early twentieth century, feminism struggles for securing women"s suffrage and the later socio-political movement for women"s eman...