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Uniesienia i potknięcia filozofi podmiotu. Projektowanie stanowisk feministycznych poza założeniami esencjalizmu
Ups and downs of the philosophy of the subject. Designing feminist standpoints beyond the assumptions of essentialism

Author(s): Ewa Bińczyk
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Philosophy; subject; Judith Butler; Postfeminism; Rosi Braidotti

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses and comments on two feminist, philosophical standpoints: Judith Butler`s radical ‘postfeminism’ and Rosi Braidotti`s nomadic philosophy of the embodied subject. The author poses two main questions: (i) In what way a consistent, anti-essentialist vision of the subject can be built? (ii) What kind of political hints or postulates can be drawn from both said conceptions? Consequently, advantages and disadvantages of both philosophical approaches are presented.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 69-85
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish