In Moral Dilemmas of Feminism, Laurie Shrage explores the moral premises of a critically self-aware and robust feminist sexual politics. Shrage focuses on the issues of prostitution and abortion - issues which have divided feminists and our larger society - in order to develop an interpretive and pluralist approach to feminist ethics. Seeking to avoid the reductionism and ethnocentrism prevalent in much feminist and American moral philosophy, she also identifies some practical political goals that will benefit women. The book begins with an examination of philosophical debates regarding the...

This ambitious philosophical anthology combines analyses and surveys of contemporary theorising on social identity.

Ancient Greek philosophers, medieval theologians, Enlightenment thinkers, and contemporary humanists alike have debated various aspects of human sexuality, including its purpose, permissibility, normalcy, and risk. Philosophizing About Sex provides a philosophical guide to those longstanding and important debates.