{"product_id":"9781441191632","title":"The Virtue of Feminist Rationality","description":"Feminist philosophers have been some of the most vocal critics of reason and rationality. While most feminists realize that rationality is a concept that cannot be entirely abandoned, few have considered how to construct a positive account of rationality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book represents a sustained argument for a \u003ci\u003efeminist\u003c\/i\u003e theory of rationality. It opens by asking the question: is reason inherently masculine? Deborah K. Heikes goes on to answer this question negatively and to examine what feminists actually want from a theory of rationality, specifying what a virtue theory of rationality is and how it works. She identifies those features that feminists believe are central to reason, identifying four dichotomies that are central to feminist thinking (mind\/body, reason\/emotion, identity\/difference, objectivity\/subjectivity), and argues that they can be captured by conceiving of rationality as a virtue concept. She further demonstrates how a specifically feminist theory of rationality can provide objective grounds for feminists' moral, political and epistemic agendas.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134450319600,"sku":"9781441191632","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441191632_p0.jpg?v=1763798314","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441191632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}