This course provides an introduction to philosophical issues in feminism and feminist issues in philosophy. In the first part of the course, philosophical issues in feminism, we look briefly at some philosophical issues in the history and development of feminist theory and movements. Following that, we look at second-wave feminist theory and philosophy. The second part of the course covers feminist issues that arise in the discipline of philosophy. Here we focus on what feminist philosophers have said about sex, gender, and ethics.

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