<p>This recent collection is part of the current genre of works that present uniformly well-argued essays by women philosophers on topics that specifically reference women, in this case with respect to the problem of evil. . . . Those who are interested in evil and the moral complexity of the present will find numerous insights in this collection. . . . Good bibliographies included with each essay. . . . Recommended.</p>

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<p>. . . This volume advances philosophical discussions of evil and terrorism in ways that only those working from a feminist perspective would be able to do and is a great resource for any philosopher, feminist or not, who is working on evil or terrorism.Winter 2009</p>

- Tracy Isaacs, The University of Western Ontario

Any glance at the contemporary history of the world shows that the problem of evil is a central concern for people everywhere. In the last few years, terrorist attacks, suicide bombings, and ethnic and religious wars have only emphasized humanity's seemingly insatiable capacity for violence. In Feminist Philosophy and the Problem of Evil, Robin May Schott brings an international group of contemporary feminist philosophers into debates on evil and terrorism. The invaluable essays collected here consider gender-specific evils such as the Salem witch trials, women's suffering during the Holocaust, mass rape in Bosnia, and repression under the Taliban, as well as more generalized acts of violence such as the 9/11 bombings, the Madrid train station bombings, and violence against political prisoners. Readers of this sobering volume will find resources for understanding the vulnerability of human existence and what is at stake in the problem of evil.
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ContentsAcknowledgments1. Evil, Terrorism, and Gender Robin May SchottPart 1. Feminist Perspectives on Evil: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives2. The Devil's Insatiable Sex: A Genealogy of Evil Incarnate Margaret Denike3. Irigaray's To Be Two: The Problem of Evil and the Plasticity of Incarnation Ada S. Jaarsma4. Genocide and Social Death Claudia Card5. Holes of Oblivion: The Banality of Radical Evil Peg Birmingham6. Banal Evil and Useless Knowledge: Hannah Arendt and Charlotte Delbo on Evil after the Holocaust Jennifer L. Geddes7. February 22, 2001: Toward a Politics of the Vulnerable Body Debra Bergoffen8. Obscene Undersides: Woman and Evil between the Taliban and the United States Mary Anne Franks9. Cruelty, Horror, and the Will to Redemption Lynne S. ArnaultPart 2. Forum on September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives on Terrorism10. Terrorism, Evil, and Everyday Depravity Bat-Ami Bar On11. Responding to 9/11: Military Mode or Civil Law? Claudia Card12. Naming Terrorism as Evil Alison M. Jaggar13. The Vertigo of Secularization: Narratives of Evil María Pía Lara14. Willing the Freedom of Others after 9/11: A Sartrean Approach to Globalization and Children's Rights Constance L. Mui and Julien S. Murphy15. Terrorism and Democracy: Between Violence and Justice María Isabel Peña Aguado16. Those Who "Witness the Evil": Peacekeeping as Trauma Sherene H. Razack17. The Evils of the September Attacks Sara Ruddick18. Feminist Reactions to the Contemporary Security Regime Iris Marion YoungList of ContributorsIndex
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Feminist voices respond to evil and acts of terrorism that trouble modern society

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780253219015
Publisert
2007-05-11
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
Vekt
531 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
344

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Biographical note

Robin May Schott is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The Danish University of Education. She is author of Discovering Feminist Philosophy and Cognition and Eros: A Critique of the Kantian Paradigm and editor of Feminist Interpretations of Immanuel Kant.