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Ecofeminist philosophy : a western perspective on what it is and why it matters

"How are the unjustified dominations of women and other humans connected to the unjustified domination of animals and nonhuman nature? What are the characteristics of oppressive conceptual frameworks and systems of unjustified domination? How does an ecofeminist perspective help one understand issues of environmental and social justice? In this important new work Karen J. Warren answers these and other questions from a Western perspective. Warren looks at the variety of positions in ecofeminism, the distinctive nature of ecofeminist philosophy, ecofeminism as an ecological position, and other aspects of the movement to reveal its significance to both understanding and creatively changing patriarchal (and other) systems of unjustified domination. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET
Print Book, English, 2000
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Md., 2000
xviii, 253 pages ; 24 cm.
9780847692989, 9780847692996, 0847692981, 084769299X
43312322
Chapter 1 Nature Is a Feminist Issue: Motivating Ecofeminism by Taking Empirical Data Seriously Chapter 2 What Are Ecofeminists Saying? An Overview of Ecofeminist Positions Chapter 3 Quilting Ecofeminist Philosophy: A Western Perspective on What Ecofeminist Philosophy Is Chapter 4 How Should We Treat Nature? Ecofeminist Philosophy and Environmental Ethics Chapter 5 Ethics in a Fruit Bowl: Ecofeminist Ethics Chapter 6 Must Everyone Be Vegetarian? Ecofeminist Philosophy and Animal Welfarism Chapter 7 What Is Ecological about Ecofeminist Philosophy? Ecofeminist Philosophy, Ecosystem Ecology, and Leopold's Land Ethic Chapter 8 With Justice for All: Ecofeminist Philosophy and Social Justice Chapter 9 Surviving Patriarchy: Ecofeminist Philosophy and Spirituality