Thesis
Kant's beard: an inclusive feminist ethic
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103130
Abstract
Kant is well known as being considered anti feminist in the purview of his ethics. Here, I examine the feminist claims of DeBeauvoir and Irigaray in contrast to the metaphysics and ethics of Kant to determine whether these claims of androcentricism are in fact exclusionary of women and others who do not fit the "ideal" of masculinity. I argue that Kant's ethics are in fact androcentrist in nature, but do not wish to abandon his ethical project altogether. Instead, women need an "extra step" to consider themselves fully human under his metaphysical foundation, but the universalist thesis must remain in order to preserve the moving parts of the Kantian ethical framework. I am dedicated to the preservation of the Categorical Imperative, and my project is to unite a feminist critique of Kant's assumptions about universal agency with the specifically Kantian conception of rational personhood while remaining sympathetic to both parties.
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Details
- Title
- Kant's beard
- Creators
- Zoe Heather Aleshire
- Contributors
- Matt Stichter (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525026701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis