Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:08 BST CiteULike: heraclitus' feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/tag/feminist CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2854658 <i>(23 November 1995)</i><br /><br />******_Imaginary Bodies_** is a collection of essays that offer a sustained challenge to traditional philosophical notions of the body, sex and gender. Moira Gatens explores alternative positions to dualism by exploring psychoanalytic, Foucaultian and Spinozist notions of embodiment. The book traces a largely neglected geneaology of philosophers from Spinoza, Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault and Deleuze and sets this tradition against that of the Enlightenment. What emerges are new ways of thinking those aspects of life which Gatens calls "imaginary." Confining herself to neither philosophy of "the subject" nor an ahistorical philosophy of "the body" at the expense of broader ethical and socio-political issues, Gatens shows the many connections between theories of bodies politic and the (sexed) individual. She compellingly, lucidly, and trenchantly engages with the ethical, legal and sexual relations between men and women which are placed in its proper historical and political context. Imaginary Bodies: Ethics, Power and Corporeality Moira Gatens (23 November 1995) 2008-06-01T12:55:32-00:00 1995 Routledge aristotle feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2785811 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1. (1996), pp. 114-120.</i><br /><br />This paper identifies three ways in which feminist economists can reclaim the economic discourse on the family from the new home economics and, in so doing, get the better of Becker: first, take what is useful from Becker's analysis, use it to advocate policies to improve the status of women, and discard the rest; second, develop alternatives preferably feminist alternatives to Becker's analysis; third, discover the features of the economics profession which have led to acceptance of Becker's more dubious analyses, and try to change those features. Getting the better of Becker Frances Woolley doi:10.1080/738552692 Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1. (1996), pp. 114-120. 2008-05-11T20:50:10-00:00 1996 Feminist Economics 2 1 114 120 Routledge feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2785810 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1. (1996), pp. 22-42.</i><br /><br />This paper argues for a feministMarxistanti-racist economics. First, it puts forward a set of central defining features of Marxian economics. Then it argues that feminist and anti-racist economists need to work within the Marxist theoretical framework in order to realize their feminist and anti-racist goals. Next it argues that feminist economists should also be anti-racist. Finally, it argues that Marxist economists need to incorporate feminism and anti-racism into their theory and politics if they are to understand the dynamics of capitalism and adequately envision and advocate for a liberatory socialist alternative. Why feminist, Marxist, and anti-racist economists should be feministMarxistanti-racist economists Julie Matthaei doi:10.1080/738552684 Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 1. (1996), pp. 22-42. 2008-05-11T20:49:30-00:00 1996 Feminist Economics 2 1 22 42 Routledge feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2785807 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2. (1996), pp. 137-140.</i><br /><br />It is true that economics needs a theory of moral sentiments along with an account of the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. Economics is damaged analytically by ignoring love, or care. But love is not always nice, and is sometimes a threat to freedom. Love and money: A comment on the markets debate Deirdre Mccloskey doi:10.1080/13545709610001707696 Feminist Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2. (1996), pp. 137-140. 2008-05-11T20:48:43-00:00 1996 Feminist Economics 2 2 137 140 Routledge feminist rhetorical http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2776346 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 109-118.</i><br /><br />Is it worthwhile for feminist economists to delve into questions about the nature of reality? This essay argues that "feeling" is an aspect of reality that is neglected by both standard and critical-realist approaches to ontology. The author contends that a "process" approach to characterizing the nature of reality is more appropriate and that this approach demarginalizes feminist concerns with emancipation and care. ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING: FEMINIST ECONOMICS AND THE ONTOLOGICAL QUESTION Julie Nelson doi:10.1080/13545700110059261 Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 109-118. 2008-05-09T17:21:36-00:00 2003 Feminist Economics 9 1 109 118 Routledge critical-realist economics feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2776337 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 103-108.</i><br /><br />Tony Lawson (1999) argues that critical realism will facilitate revelatory and emancipatory projects in feminist economics. The strength of Lawson's argument lies in its rejection of social atomism and methodological individualism. Societies are best understood as structurally connected systems rather than as atomistic aggregates. Its weakness lies in its reliance on a humanist conception of human agency, a conception that is increasingly questioned by some feminists. EMANCIPATORY FOR WHOM? A COMMENT ON CRITICAL REALISM Drucilla Barker doi:10.1080/13545700110059270 Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 103-108. 2008-05-09T17:15:31-00:00 2003 Feminist Economics 9 1 103 108 Routledge critical-realist critique economics feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2776331 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 119-150.</i><br /><br />In an earlier paper in Feminist Economics (Tony Lawson 1999), I suggested that there are likely significant benefits to feminist theorizing from adopting an explicit and sustained concern with ontology. I suggested this in the context of observing that theorizing of an explicitly ontological or realist nature is often downplayed and frequently actively discouraged in feminist writing. Several authors have since commented on my earlier paper, indicating points both of agreement and disagreement. In this essay I respond to some of the more critical comments and attempt to clarify my position in the light of them. ONTOLOGY AND FEMINIST THEORIZING Tony Lawson doi:10.1080/1354570022000035760 Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 119-150. 2008-05-09T17:12:54-00:00 2003 Feminist Economics 9 1 119 150 Routledge critical-realist feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2776319 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 93-101.</i><br /><br />In a recent contribution to this Journal , Tony Lawson (1999) claims that the methodological framework of critical realism fits the "explanatory and emancipatory projects" of feminist economics. This essay challenges his claim on the basis that a "naive" notion of science underlies critical realism. It argues that for feminist economists, a rethinking of traditional notions of scientific inquiry is just as important as the rethinking of methodology, and that one cannot be done without the other. CRITICAL REALISM, FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGY, AND THE EMANCIPATORY POTENTIAL OF SCIENCE: A COMMENT ON LAWSON AND HARDING Fabienne Peter doi:10.1080/13545700110059289 Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 93-101. 2008-05-09T17:08:28-00:00 2003 Feminist Economics 9 1 93 101 Routledge critical-realist critique economics feminist http://www.citeulike.org/user/heraclitus/article/2776285 <i>Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 151-159.</i><br /><br />Is there only one basic structure of reality? Can anyone produce culture-free representations of reality? Is the partiality of our representations only a problem or inconvenience rather than also an epistemic resource? Should we think of the goal of sciences as the production of accurate representations of reality or of effective interaction with it? This essay focuses on differences in how Tony Lawson and I would respond to such questions. REPRESENTING REALITY: THE CRITICAL REALISM PROJECT Sandra Harding doi:10.1080/1354570032000057071 Feminist Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1. (2003), pp. 151-159. 2008-05-09T16:43:38-00:00 2003 Feminist Economics 9 1 151 159 Routledge critical-realist critique economics feminist