PHIL 338 - Feminist Philosophy

CR: 3
Prerequisite: CORE 210 or one PHIL course. A detailed exploration of feminism and philosophy, including the critical contributions of feminist theory to a range of traditional philosophical subjects (e.g., ethics, social and political philosophy, aesthetics, psychoanalysis, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language) as well as feminist philosophy of gender and sexuality in particular. Possible topics include the sex/gender distinction; power, normalization and identity, standpoint epistemology; feminist philosophy of body; feminist theories of justice; feminist care ethics; eco-feminism; feminist art and art theory (including literature); gender, race, and class; feminist legal studies; feminism and queer theory, and global feminisms. V.5