Synopses & Reviews
Here Welch argues that feminist concerns relating to liberal models of individual freedom cannot be addressed without a theory of social freedom. This framework bridges the gap between liberal theorists and feminist theorists on the question of individual freedom by proposing a properly 'social' social contract. Welch offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of oppression.
Synopsis
This book offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of social oppression and demands of the interrelatedness insofar as it pertains specifically to the social domain of activity.
About the Author
Shay Welch is an assistant professor of Philosophy at Spelman College.
Table of Contents
Social Contract Theory and Social Freedom: Entering the Feminist Debate * Defining the Domain: Freedom and Oppression in the Social Sphere * Enhancing Social Freedom through the Values of Friendship * May I Choose? Can I Choose? Oppression and Choice * The Feminist Standoff: Reviving Consent for Individual Freedom * Replacing Obligation with Commitment: A Responsible Voluntarism * Moral Progress through Cooperative Social Critique * Social Stability through Collectivity and Transparent Trust