An Ethics of Sexual Difference

by Luce Irigaray

Book Overview

"Who or what the other is, I never know. But the other who is forever unknowable is the one who differs from me sexually. This feeling of surprise, astonishment, and wonder in the face of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826477127
• ISBN13: 9780826477125
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 1.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A classic of continental thinking.

Irigaray's `rewriting' of philosophy and philosophers is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy these days. It is also a refreshing breath of thought on `Feminism'. The concept of `Place'is presented as Woman, a return to the primordial feminine via `deconstruction' (in the best possible way) of western patriarchial hegemony. Besides the radical content, it is is beautifully written - clear and profound. Read this book!