Why this book?
- Shows how feminism has been influenced by various philosophical schools.
- Traces the path of the radicalization of feminist ideas step by step.
- Critically examines liberal, romantic, existentialist, and radical feminism.
- Useful for understanding the link between philosophy and social movements.
- Helps the reader see the internal diversity of feminism without oversimplification.
About the book
The book *The Dominion of Sex*, written by Mahboubeh Paknia and Morteza Mardiha, examines the relationship between feminism and philosophical schools. The authors explain that feminism, as a social movement, has resorted to Enlightenment-era liberalism, nineteenth-century romanticism, mid-twentieth-century existentialism, and the New Left of the sixties and seventies to justify its claims.
After outlining feminism's initial statements, which usually involve moderate claims and minimal demands, the book follows the paths that have pushed this idea toward radicalism. The authors first examine the grounds for the radicalization of liberal feminism and then critique romantic, existentialist, and radical-critical feminism as its most important radicalized forms.
This work is suitable for readers who wish to understand feminism not as a monolithic ideology but as a spectrum of ideas dependent on various philosophical traditions. The book also addresses the point that the diversity and even conflict of opinions within feminism is not a unique phenomenon and is also seen in other socio-political schools.