Details

Subjects:

Feminist theory.
Sex role -- Philosophy.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) -- Social aspects.
Human body -- Social aspects.
Social norms.
Autonomy (Philosophy).
Liberalism -- Philosophy.

Contents:

Introduction
Creativity, cultural practice, and the body : Foucault and three problems with the liberal focus on choice
Masculine domination, radical feminism, and change
Social construction, normativity, and difference
All must have prizes : the liberal case for interference in cultural practices
Two orders of autonomy and political liberalism : breast implants versus female genital mutilation
Paternalism and autonomy
Liberal perfectionism and the autonomy of restricted lives
Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-283) and index.

ISBN:

9780271033013 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271033010 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

153772741