Equality in community : sexual equality in the writings of William Thompson and Anna Doyle Wheeler / Dolores Dooley.
By: Dooley, Dolores
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BookPublisher: Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 1996Description: xxi, 448 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 1859180043 m (hbk); 1859180051 v (pbk).Subject(s): Thompson, William, 1775-1833 | Wheeler, Anna, b. ca. 1785 | Women's rights | Sex discrimination against women | Equality | UtilitarianismDDC classification: 305.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 305.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070955 |
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A powerful analysis of the philosophies of Wheeler and Thompson which calls for a reassessment of the traditional canon of feminist philosophy.
Bibliography: (pages 413-440) and index.
Part I: Biographical Sketches -- William Thompson -- Anna Doyle Wheeler -- Part II: A philosophy of sexual equality -- Utilitarianism and feminism -- Human nature and happiness -- Sites of oppression -- Rights for women -- Knowledge and power -- Justice, women and competition -- A community of equals.