Rhetoric and argument in John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women
This thesis uses John Stuart Mill's 1869 work <em>The Subjection of Women</em> as the basis for what Bernard Williams has called 'a philosophical description of an historical reality'. The Introduction argues that the 'feminist' political advocacy of the <em&g...
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| description | This thesis uses John Stuart Mill's 1869 work <em>The Subjection of Women</em> as the basis for what Bernard Williams has called 'a philosophical description of an historical reality'. The Introduction argues that the 'feminist' political advocacy of the <em>Subjection</em> is inseparable from its directly philosophical content. The second chapter describes how Mill's text is best understood in terms of its aims, its constituency of implied readers, and the forms of argument and rhetoric it employs. The third chapter describes how Mill appeals to his readers' desire for consistency as well as to their deepest values and self-image in the course of his arguments. This chapter also examines Mill's use of the rhetorical technique of 'paradiastole', his argument against methodological conservatism, and his skilful use of arguments from analogy. The fourth chapter considers the relevance of Mill's <em>Subjection</em> to debates in contemporary feminism. The Conclusion reconsiders the question of how the study of history is relevant to the political philosopher. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9bde0f42-8001-48a7-aeab-b7c651847be02024-08-27T16:45:42ZRhetoric and argument in John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of WomenThesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccuuid:9bde0f42-8001-48a7-aeab-b7c651847be0Modern Western philosophyEthics (Moral philosophy)EnglishOxford University Research Archive - Valet2011Krishna, NFabre, CThis thesis uses John Stuart Mill's 1869 work <em>The Subjection of Women</em> as the basis for what Bernard Williams has called 'a philosophical description of an historical reality'. The Introduction argues that the 'feminist' political advocacy of the <em>Subjection</em> is inseparable from its directly philosophical content. The second chapter describes how Mill's text is best understood in terms of its aims, its constituency of implied readers, and the forms of argument and rhetoric it employs. The third chapter describes how Mill appeals to his readers' desire for consistency as well as to their deepest values and self-image in the course of his arguments. This chapter also examines Mill's use of the rhetorical technique of 'paradiastole', his argument against methodological conservatism, and his skilful use of arguments from analogy. The fourth chapter considers the relevance of Mill's <em>Subjection</em> to debates in contemporary feminism. The Conclusion reconsiders the question of how the study of history is relevant to the political philosopher. |
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