The Iron maiden and odalisque: metaphysics of a feminine image
In this paper, I try to show that women’s images and/or «self-images» are still infected by metaphysical bias which, at the same time, come from and determine a patriarchal/platonic version of them. My claim is that our very Enlightened philosophical notion of subjectivity still marks our understand...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Alicante
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Feminismo/s |
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| Online Access: | https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/2004-n2-la-doncella-de-hierro-y-la-odalisca-metafisica-de-una-imagen-femenina |
| Summary: | In this paper, I try to show that women’s images and/or «self-images» are still infected by metaphysical bias which, at the same time, come from and determine a patriarchal/platonic version of them. My claim is that our very Enlightened philosophical notion of subjectivity still marks our understanding of identity formation. Feminism is a powerful political tool to question and renew this ontological perspective but, in order to achieve real changes, some important innovations are needed within the dominant epistemology and its Enlightened tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1696-8166 1989-9998 |