WGS 3240 Philosophy and Feminism

This course is an overview of some of the issues and work done in feminist philosophy. It introduces students to philosophical perspectives on sex and gender and the historical and contemporary debates regarding their significance for ideas of selfhood, ethics, and political theory. Readings from liberal, socialist, radical, psychoanalystic, and postmodern feminist theory are discussed as well as issues such as race, class, power, sex, and sexual identity.
Credits: 3.0