Birth, death, and femininity : philosophies of embodiment /

Issues surrounding birth and death have been fundamental for Western philosophy as well as for individual existence. The contributors to this volume unravel the gendered aspects of the classical philosophical discourses on death, bringing in discussions about birth, creativity, and the entire chain...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Andre forfattere: Schott, Robin May, Heinämaa, Sara, 1960-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Serier:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online adgang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=345147
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Introduction : birth, death, and femininity / Robin May Schott
  • Sexual violence, sacrifice, and narratives of political origins / Robin May Schott
  • Natality and destruction : Arendtian reflections on war rape / Robin May Schott
  • The sexed self and the mortal body / Sara Heinämaa
  • Being towards death / Sara Heinämaa
  • Future and others / Sara Heinämaa
  • Nietzsche's philosophy of birth / Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
  • The natal self / Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir
  • Antigone and the deadly desire for sameness : reflections on origins and death / Vigdis Songe-Möller.