The
essays in this anthology explore the full spectrum of Plato's philosophy
and are representative of the variety of perspectives within feminist
criticism. The essays in the first section focus primarily on Plato's
social and political theory, and in particular the place of women
within the state. The second section concentrates on examining the
role of the feminine within Plato's metaphysics and epistemology.
Tuana introduces both sections and a detailed bibliography is included.
Contents
Part One: Plato on Women
Was Plato a Feminist? Gregory
Vlastos
Plato, Irony, and Equality Janet
Farrell Smith
The Politics of Women's Bodies: Reflections on Plato
(translated by Arthur Goldhammer) Monique
Canto
The Philosopher and the Female in the Political
Thought of Plato Arlene
W. Saxonhouse
Hairy Cobblers and Philosopher-Queens Elizabeth
Spelman
Why Women Cannot Rule: Sexism in Plato Scholarship Natalie Harris
Bluestone
Part Two: Plato and the Feminine
The Platonic Appropriation of Reproduction Page
duBois
"Supposing Truth Were A Women. . .": Plato's Subversion
of Masculine Discourse Wendy
Brown
Sorcerer Love: A Reading of Plato's Symposium, Diotima's
Speech Luce
Irigaray (translated by Eleanor H. Kuykendall)
Irigaray and Diotima at Plato's Symposium Andrea
Nye
Overcoming Dualism: The Importance of the Intermediate
in Plato's Philebus Cynthia
Hampton
The Presence and Absence of the Feminine in Plato's
Philosophy Nancy
Tuana and William Cowling |
