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1	The Less Noble Sex: Scientific, Religious, and Philosophical Conceptions of Womans Nature more books like this by Nancy Tuana add to wishlist "Less perfect than man, though more perfect than other animals, woman is incapable of rational thought and lacks in a moral sense; in fact, woman is characterized by a dangerous sexuality in need of control." Such beliefs were once accepted a prior as evidence of women's inferiority. Ranging over literature from philosophy, cosmology, theology, ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $19.03! \| first editions
2	Speculum of the Other Woman more books like this by Professor Luce Irigaray, Professor Gillian C Gill (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $16.75! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The word woman and other related writings more books like this by Laura Riding Jackson, Elizabeth Friedmann (Editor), Alan J Clark (Editor) add to wishlist Laura (Riding) Jackson set out to understand "the woman element in human identity". "The Word 'Woman'" belongs in the company of other works of gender study. It collects her most explicit writings on the subject. The title piece, published for the first time, was written in Majorca during 1933-5 when she and Robert Graves were associated in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions
4	Out of the Depths: Women's Experience of Evil and Salvation more books like this by Ivone Gebara, Ann Patrick Ware (Translator) add to wishlist Whether understood as sin, as embracing all manner of suffering and injustice, or as the inexplicable human choice of evil over good, evil has historically been described and pondered chiefly through male categories understood as a universal viewpoint. Likewise salvation. Gebara here presents an alternative, feminist approach to evil and salvation ... see all copies from $8.47! new only from $21.72! \| SVS
5	Women History Philosophy more books like this by Nancy Tuana add to wishlist "(P)rovides lucid, incisive, fully accessible feminist discussions of key figures in the history of Western philosophy. Indispensable for introducing undergraduates to gender issues in the history of philosophy". -- Susan Bordo see all copies from $2.00! new only from $52.46! \| first editions
6	Visions of Women more books like this by Linda A Bell add to wishlist see all copies from $2.02! new only from $37.07! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Womanizing Nietzsche: Philosophy's Relation to the "Feminine" more books like this by Professor Kelly Oliver add to wishlist In Womanizing Nietzsche , Kelly Oliver addresses questions of the death of philosophy and the possibility of ethics. Offering the first sustained critique of the identification of Nietzsche with the position of woman, she builds on Luce Irigaray's work in the relation of philosophy to the feminine. Oliver focuses on the relationship between ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $29.84! \| SVS
8	Feminist Interp. Kierkegaard - Ppr more books like this by Celine Leon, Sylvia Walsh (Editor) add to wishlist Unlike most of the major figures in Western philosophy, Kierkegaard explores many issues of interest to feminist theorists today. Moreover, he does so in a style - labyrinthine, many-voiced, multilayered, adverse to authority - that adumbrates "ecriture feminine". A major question probed in the volume is whether Kierkegaard's writings are ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $9.99! \| first editions
9	Donne's Idea of a Woman: Structure and Meaning in the Anniversaries more books like this by Edward Tayler add to wishlist see all copies from $2.61! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
10	Women in the History of Political Thought: Ancient Greece to Machiavelli more books like this by Arlene W Saxonhouse add to wishlist As one reads the classic works of political philosophy one is limited to books written by male authors. When reading interpretations of these authors it seems that the male philosophers were only concerned with the male citizen. Arlene Saxonhouse argues that these classic authors, from Plato to Machiavelli, while they praised the world of male ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $69.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	New Creation: Christian Feminism and the Renewal of the Earth more books like this by Catharina J M Halkes add to wishlist A bold and visionary book that reveals the false and catastrophically damaging images at the root of the oppression of women and the rape of Earth's resources, this book shows the complex link between feminist theology and the ecology movement. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Philosophy of Woman: An Anthology of Classic to Current Concepts more books like this by Mary B. Mahowald (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $7.87! new only from $24.54!
13 view cover	Feminist Interpretations of Plato more books like this by Nancy Tuana add to wishlist The essays in this anthology explore the full spectrum of Plato's philosopy and represent a variety of perspectives in feminist criticism. The essays include discussions of Plato's social and political theory, the place of women in the state and feminism within Plato's metaphysics and epistemology. see all copies from $10.75! new only from $21.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Nietzsche on Gender: Beyond Man and Woman more books like this by Frances Nesbitt Oppel add to wishlist Although Nietzsche has been considered by some critics to be a misogynist for his treatment of woman, women, and the feminine, Frances Nesbitt Oppel offers a radical reinterpretation of the philosopher's ideas on sex, gender, and sexuality. In Nietzsche on Gender: Beyond Man and Woman, she argues that a closer reading of Nietzsche's texts and ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $21.50! \| SVS
15	Feminist Perspectives: Philosophical Essays on Method and Morals more books like this by Lorraine Code add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Feminist Interpretations of Immanuel Kant more books like this by Robin May Schott add to wishlist Because of his misogyny and disdain for the body, Kant has been a target of much feminist criticism. Moreover, as the epitome of 18th-century Enlightenment philosophy, his thought has been a focal point for feminist debate over the Enlightenment legacy - whether its conceptions of reason and progress offer tools for women's emancipation and ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $29.32! \| SVS
17 view cover	Feminist Interp. Kant - Ppr. more books like this by Robin May Schott add to wishlist Because of his misogyny and disdain for the body, Kant has been a target of much feminist criticism. Moreover, as the epitome of 18th-century Enlightenment philosophy, his thought has been a focal point for feminist debate over the Enlightenment legacy - whether its conceptions of reason and progress offer tools for women's emancipation and ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $49.52!
18 view cover	Feminist Interpretations of Soren Kierkegaard more books like this by Celine Leon, Sylvia Walsh (Editor) add to wishlist Unlike most of the major figures in Western philosophy, Kierkegaard explores many issues of interest to feminist theorists today. Moreover, he does so in a style - labyrinthine, many-voiced, multilayered, adverse to authority - that adumbrates "ecriture feminine". A major question probed in the volume is whether Kierkegaard's writings are ... see all copies from $6.45! new only from $54.89!
19 view cover	Resentment & Feminine in Niet.-CL. more books like this by Caroline Picart add to wishlist An interpretation of Nietzsche's relationship to feminism from a developmental perspective. Caroline Picart tracks the way Nietzsche's initial use of "feminine" mythological figures as symbols for modernity's regenerative powers gradually gives way to an increasingly misogynistic politics. see all copies from $48.70! new only from $48.70!
20	Femininity", Masculinity", and "Androgyny": A Modern Philosophical Discussion more books like this by Mary Vetterling-Braggin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.38!
21 view cover	On Life's Journey: Always Becoming more books like this by Daniel A Lindley add to wishlist Drawing upon psychological truths expressed by Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Eliot, and others, Lindley illuminates the process of individuation through personal experience, art, and archetype. From birth to old age, he shows that, even in our separateness, we share an archetypal ground. According to the author, at any point in our lives, the path we ... see all copies from $15.04! new only from $25.66! \| SVS
22 view cover	Feminist Interp. Nietzsche - Ppr. more books like this by Professor Kelly Oliver (Editor), Marilyn Pearsall (Editor) add to wishlist Nietzsche has the reputation of being a virulent misogynist, so why are feminists interested in his philosophy? The essays in this volume provide answers to this question from a variety of feminist perspectives. The organization of the volume into two sets of essays, "Nietzsche's Use of Woman" and "Feminists' Use of Nietzsche", reflects the two ... see all copies from $33.41! new only from $33.41! \| SVS
23 view cover	An Anthology of Snakebites: On Women, Love, and Philosophy more books like this by Gretchen J Reydams-Schils add to wishlist Like eavesdropping on an intimate conversation between two very different women, Reydams-Schils brilliantly constructs these thirty-six vignettes to evoke imagined discussion of two women about motherhood, intellectual aspirations, philosophy, and emotional and spiritual life. Often humorous, each passage is deliberately fragmented to contain ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $19.50! \| first editions
24 view cover	Ecce Mulier: Nietzsche and the Eternal Feminine: An Analytical Psychological Perspective more books like this by Gertrudis Ostfeld De Bendayan add to wishlist see all copies from $26.16! new only from $26.16! \| SVS
25	Philosophical Imaginary more books like this by Professor Michele Le Doeuff add to wishlist This text presents a discussion of the relationship between sexualtiy and epistemology. It analyses the ways in which philosphers conceive of women and how their masculine concepts of women enter philsophy. Alongside this critique of philosophy as its is practised, the author articulates a philsophy of feminism which sees feminism as truly ... see all copies from $12.83! first editions

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