Maternal Ethics and Other Slave Moralities

Name: Maternal Ethics and Other Slave Moralities
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by Cynthia Willett and Willett Cynthia

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In Maternal Ethics and Other Slave Moralities which includes the first extended philosophical discussion of the works of Frederick Douglass, Cynthia Willett puts forward a novel theory of ethical subjectivity that is aimed to counter prevailing pathologies of sexist, racist Eurocentric culture. Weaving together accounts of the self drawn from African-American and European philosophies, psychoanalysis, slave narratives and sociology, Willett interrogates what Hegel locates as the core of the self: the desire for

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415912105

ISBN13:9780415912105

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:228 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Ethics Ethics & Morality Gender Studies Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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