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"Feminist Philosophy: An Introduction provides a comprehensive coverage of the core elements of feminist philosophy in the analytical tradition. Part 1 examines the feminist issues and practical problems that confront us as ordinary people. Part 2 examines the recent and historical arguments surrounding the subject area, looking into the theoretical frameworks we use to discuss these issues and applying them to everyday life. With contemporary and lively debates throughout, Elinor Mason provides a rigorous and yet accessible overview of a rich array of topics including: feminism in a global context work and care reproductive rights sex work sexual violence and harassment sexism, oppression and misogyny intersectionality objectification consent ideology, false consciousness and adaptive preferences. An outstanding introduction which will equip the reader with a thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of feminism, Feminist Philosophy is essential reading for those approaching the subject for the first time"--

AbstractI expand on and defend a particular account of silencing that has been identified by Mary Kate McGowan. She suggests that one sort of silencing occurs when men do not think that women have the authority to refuse. I develop this proposal, arguing that it is usefully distinct from other forms of silencing, which attribute a radical misunderstanding to the perpetrator. Authority-silencing, by contrast, concedes that the perpetrator understands that the woman is trying to refuse. I examine the nature of authority and of refusal and argue that a normatively binding refusal requires authority: the normative capacity to make a determination that has a "because I said so" structure. Women's authority in this sense is fragile. Authority to refuse sexual advances can be lost through women's attire, how much they have had to drink, location, or their profession. This account makes sense of the way that perpetrators both do and do not understand sexual refusal, and explains how they are blameworthy despite their misunderstanding.

Introduction / Brad Hooker, Elinor Mason, and Dale E. Miller -- 1. Between act and rule: the consequentialism of G.E. Moore / William H. Shaw -- 2. The educational equivalence of act and rule utilitarianism / Sanford S. Levy -- 3. Defending rule utilitarianism / Jonathan Riley -- 4. Values, obligations, and saving lives / D.W. Haslett -- 5. The moral opacity of utilitarianism / David Lyons -- 6. Global consequentialism / Philip Pettit and Michael Smith -- 7. Evaluative focal points / Shelly Kagan -- 8. Hooker's use and abuse of reflective equilibrium / Dale E. Miller -- 9. Consequentialism and the subversion of pluralism / Alan Thomas -- 10. Why rule consequentialism is not superior to Ross-style pluralism / Phillip Montague -- 11. Ruling out rule consequentialism / Tim Mulgan -- 12. Reflective equilibrium and rule consequentialism / Brad Hooker -- 13. Rule consequentialism and the value of friendship / Madison Powers -- Notes on contributors -- Index.