Objectivist and essentialist ontologies of gender and love
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Objectivist and essentialist ontologies of gender and love |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 2254 |
Book Title | Gender, love and intimacy |
Authors | |
Author | Harrison, Karey |
Editors | Knaggs, Angie and Frischmuth, Silke |
Page Range | 3-25 |
Series | Critical Issues |
Chapter Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2014 |
Publisher | Inter-Disciplinary Press |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISBN | 9781848882768 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.interdisciplinarypress.net/online-store/ebooks/ethos-and-modern-life/gender-love-and-intimacy |
Abstract | This chapter is part of an extended project exploring the centrality of metaphoric reasoning for understanding ‘erotic connectivity’ and ‘embodied cognition.’ In this chapter I interrogate the ontological commitments of both objectivism and constructivism regarding the nature of persons and society, and the implications of these commitments for concepts of gender and love. Whereas objectivist and |
Keywords | gender, love, ontology, objectivism, essentialism, constructivism, categorisation, feminist theory, political theory, abortion |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440599. Gender studies not elsewhere classified |
440503. Feminist theory | |
500309. Metaphysics | |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q267z/objectivist-and-essentialist-ontologies-of-gender-and-love
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