Feminist Philosophy

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Feminist philosophy is a field of inquiry that challenges traditional answers to and proposes competing answers to central questions in a variety of philosophical subfields, such as ethics, political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics philosophy of language, philosophy of science, among others. It does so on the grounds that oppression and privilege, conceptions of gender, and women's lives deserve philosophical consideration and may change the way that we understand philosophical problems. This course will introduce students to the variety of views in feminist philosophy or it will focus on a particular set of philoso- phical arguments within one subfield. Prerequisites: 1 course in Philosophy with grade of C or better OR by permission of instructor. Crosslisted with PHIL 4307 . Restricted to class of JR, SR.