Clare Chambers: Sex, Culture, and Justice

Cover: 9780271033020 | Sex, Culture, and Justice | The Limits of Choice | Clare Chambers

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Beschreibung

Autonomy is fundamental to liberalism. But autonomous individuals often choose to do things that harm themselves or undermine their equality. In particular, women often choose to participate in practices of sexual inequalitycosmetic surgery, gendered patterns of work and childcare, makeup, restrictive clothing, or the sexual subordination required by membership in certain religious groups. In this book, Clare Chambers argues that this predicament poses a fundamental challenge to many existing liberal and multicultural theories that dominate contemporary political philosophy. Chambers argues that a theory of justice cannot ignore the influence of culture and the role it plays in shaping choices. If cultures shape choices, it is problematic to use those choices as the measure of the justice of the culture. Rather than using the idea of social construction to justify cultural respect or protection, we should use it to ground a critical stance toward cultural norms. The book presents radical proposals for state action to promote sexual and cultural justice.

Über den Autor

Clare Chambers is Lecturer and Fellow in Philosophy at Jesus College, Cambridge.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2008
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780271033020
ISBN-10:	0271033029
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Chambers, Clare
Hersteller:	Pennsylvania State University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	228 x 152 x 28 mm
Von/Mit:	Clare Chambers
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.12.2008
Gewicht:	0,455 kg