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TY - JOUR
T1 - The sex of nature : a reinterpretation of Irigaray's 'Metaphysics and political thought'.
AU - Stone, Alison
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - I argue that Irigaray's recent work develops a theoretically cogent and politically radical form of realist essentialism. I suggest that she identifies sexual difference with a fundamental difference between the rhythms of percipient fluids constituting women's and men's bodies, supporting this with a philosophy of nature that she justifies phenomenologically and ethically. I explore the politics Irigaray derives from this philosophy, which affirms the sexes' rights to realize the possibilities of their rhythmically diverse bodies.
AB - I argue that Irigaray's recent work develops a theoretically cogent and politically radical form of realist essentialism. I suggest that she identifies sexual difference with a fundamental difference between the rhythms of percipient fluids constituting women's and men's bodies, supporting this with a philosophy of nature that she justifies phenomenologically and ethically. I explore the politics Irigaray derives from this philosophy, which affirms the sexes' rights to realize the possibilities of their rhythmically diverse bodies.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 18
SP - 60
EP - 84
JO - Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
JF - Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
SN - 1527-2001
IS - 3
ER -