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Author Okin, Susan Moller.

Title Women in Western political thought / Susan Moller Okin.

Publication Info. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1979]
©1979

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  301.412 O41W    Check Shelf
Description 371 pages ; 23 cm
Contents pt. 1. Plato. Plato and the greek tradition of misogyny -- Philosopher queens and private wives -- Female nature and social structure. pt. 2. Aristotle. Woman's place and nature in a functionalist world. pt. 3. Rosseau. Rosseau and the modern patriarchal tradition -- The natural woman and her role -- Equality and freedom- for men -- The fate of Rosseau's heroines. pt. 4. Mill. John Stuart Mill, liberal feminist. pt. 5. Functionalism, feminism and the family. Women and functionalism, past and present -- Persons, women, and the law -- Conclusions.
Note Based on the author's thesis.
Includes index.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [345]-355.
Subject Plato -- Political science.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778 -- Political science.
Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873 -- Political science.
Women.
Sex role.
Feminism.
ISBN 0691076138
0691021910 (paperback)
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