In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy
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This pathbreaking work pursues two interwoven themes. Firstly, it engages in a deconstruction of Ancient philosopher's texts--mainly from Plato, but also from Homer and Parmenides--in order to free four Greek female figures from the patriarchal discourse which for centuries had imprisoned them in a particular role. Secondly, it attempts to construct a symbolic female order, reinterpreting these figures from a new perspective. Building on the theory of sexual difference, Cavarero shows that death is the central category on which the whole edifice of traditional philosophy is based. By contrast, the category of birth provides the thread with which new concepts of feminist criticism can be woven together to establish a fresh way of thinking.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415914477
ISBN13:9780415914475
Release Date:September 1995
Publisher:Routledge
Length:135 Pages
Weight:0.62 lbs.
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