Philosophy 249 - Women & Philosophy

This course will focus on three topics to which feminist thinking has made important philosophical contributions: pornography, objectification, and consent. We will draw on a variety of philosophical resources, ranging from liberal and feminist political theory, to speech act theory. We'll be looking at work by Simone deBeauvoir, Ronald Dworkin, Sally Haslanger, Rae Langton, Catharine MacKinnon, Martha Nussbaum, and others. The goal will be to see how careful philosophical thought can help us with pressing issues of gender.