Inclinations: A Critique of Rectitude

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Synopsis
In this new and accessible book, Italy's best known feminist philosopher examines the moral and political significance of vertical posture in order to rethink subjectivity in terms of inclination. Contesting the classical figure of homo erectus or "upright man," Adriana Cavarero proposes an altruistic, open model of the subject--one who is inclined toward others. Contrasting the masculine upright with the feminine inclined, she references philosophical texts (by Plato, Thoman Hobbes, Immanuel Kant, Hannah Arendt, Elias Canetti, and others) as well as works of art (Barnett Newman, Leonardo da Vinci, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Alexander Rodchenko) and literature (Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf).
Copyright:
2016

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ISBN-13:
9781503600416
Related ISBNs:
9780804792189, 9781503600409
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
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Stanford University Press
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No
Language:
English
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Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
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