Adventures in Lesbian Philosophy

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Author: Claudia Card

ISBN-10: 0253313082

ISBN-13: 9780253313089

Category: Lesbianism -> Philosophy

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" Adventures in Lesbian Philosophy contains many illuminating discussions (of S/M sex, lesbian ethics, lesbian desire, bisexuality), and includes a useful bibliography of lesbian criticism." — Passion"This new collection edited by Claudia Card includes important articles of interest to feminist philosophy relating to lesbian feminist issues and ethics." — Ethics"... a fun and engaging conceptual romp." — Journal of the History of SexualityThese essays explore diverse positive understandings of "lesbian philosophy," from contested sexual behaviors such as pornography and sadomasochism to the meaning of "lesbianism." Editor Claudia Card has also included an up-to-date bibliography of lesbian philosophy and related works.

What Is Lesbian Philosophy? A New IntroductionJeffner Allen: A Lesbian Portrait3Lesbian Slip112:00 AM, Valentine's MorningEst et Non: The Dream BodyFor SandraThe Feminist Existentialist State SongThe Answers in the Back: A SongOn Borderlands/La Frontera: An Interpretive Essay27Not Lesbian Philosophy34Jewish Lesbian Writing: A Review Essay41The Feminist Sexuality Debates and the Transformation of the Political51Sadomasochism and Exclusion64Audre Lorde's (Nonessentialist) Lesbian Eros81Queer Ethics: or, The Challenge of Bisexuality to Lesbian Ethics98Male Lesbians and the Postmodernist Body112Ritual Abuse: Making Connections135In Praise of Blame144Realizing Love and Justice: Lesbian Ethics in the Upper and Lower Case163Mother: The Legal Domestication of Lesbian Existence186Why Lesbian Ethics?199Lesbian Ethics and the Journal Lesbian Ethics: A Review210Lesbian Connections: Simone de Beauvoir and Feminism217Selected Bibliography of Lesbian Philosophy and Related Works241Notes on Contributors253Index257