The Bloomsbury Handbook of Wittgensteinian Feminism: (Bloomsbury Handbooks)

This book provides the first in-depth examination of philosophy and feminism in the works of Wittgenstein, exploring the diverse approaches within this emerging field The four thematic parts are accompanied by an introduction from the editors. They cover the history of ordinary language philosophy, moral and political thought, feminist epistemology and conceptual approaches to gender. Chapters are written by feminist philosophers who question the way in which ordinary language philosophy can enrich moral thought. Authoritative and comprehensive, it increases the visibility of a significant field outside of mainstream philosophy and confirms the continuing impact of Wittgenstein.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION 1. General introduction 2. What is Ordinary Language Philosophy? 2.1 Ludwig Wittgenstein, John L. Austin and Stanley Cavell 2.2 The Oxford Quartet 3. Main contents of the book 4. By Way of Conclusion References List of abbreviations for Wittgenstein's Works CHAPTERS Part 1. The Oxford Quartet: Wittgenstein's Philosophical Heirs and Critics 1.1 A Murdochian-Wittgensteinian Philosophical Method for Ethics (Camille Braune & Miranda Boldrini) 1.2 Anscombe, Foot and Wittgenstein: Aristotelian Necessities and Forms of Life (Valérie Aucouturier) 1.3 'Wittgenstein, oh dear me, well he was an ego wasn't he, and he was always right': Midgley on Wittgenstein (Ellie Robson) 1.4 Disrupting the Game: Ordinary Language and Situated Action (Saleta de Salvador Agra) Part 2. Rethinking Moral and Political Emancipation with Ordinary Language Philosophy 2.1 Wittgenstein, Austin, Cavell: Some Roots of a Feminist OLP (Sandra Laugier) 2.2 The Female Voice and the Movement of Thought (Veena Das) 2.3 Feminism and Forms of Life (Nora Hämäläinen) 2.4 Agency and the Arrogation of Voice: Stanley Cavell's Wittgensteinian Feminism (Sarah Drews Lucas) Part 3. Renewal of Feminist Epistemology from a Wittgensteinian Perspective 3.1 Rule-Following and Rule-Changing: A Feminist-Wittgensteinian Take on Language and Liberation (Anna Boncompagni) 3.2 Acts of Imagination: Women Talking and Wittgenstein on Understanding the New (Camila Lobo) 3.3 Seeing Aspects and the Sexed Body (Linda M. G. Zerilli) Part 4. Conceptual Approaches to Gender after Wittgenstein 4.1 The Woman Question and Gender Self-Identification (Danièle Moyal-Sharrock & Constantine Sandis) 4.2 Conceptual Discontents: A Critical Inquiry into the Relationship between Wittgenstein's Ordinary Language Philosophy and Feminist Conceptual Engineering (Jasmin Trächtler) 4.3 Wittgenstein and Butler on Nonbinarism (Isabel G. Gamero Cabrera)

About the Author :
Sandra Laugier is a Professor of Philosophy at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, France. Isabel G. Gamero Cabrera is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at Complutense University, Spain Jasmin Trächtler Assistant Professor at the TU Dortmund, Germany. Camille Braune is completing her PhD thesis at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, France.

Review :
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Wittgensteinian Feminism is philosophical inquiry at its best. The essays reconfigure the busy intersections of ordinary language philosophy, epistemology, and moral, political, and feminist philosophy. There are productive tensions between the essays in this volume, which open new and exciting avenues for exploration on matters of great importance in living. If the goodness of a philosophical text is measured in its usefulness, as Wittgenstein suggests, this book sets a new standard. This is a rich, deep, and revelatory collection of bold new explorations of the philosophy of Wittgenstein, of feminist philosophy, and of possible future interactions between them. It will surely become a central reference point in discussion, research, and university teaching in these areas, both at once and in the years to come. This wonderful and creative volume shows how Wittgenstein's philosophy and feminism are, not just allies, but friends – how Wittgenstein's approach to philosophy, language, context can be brought to life in current investigations of feminist struggles. Focusing on the philosophical practice of ordinary language philosophy, the volume admirably brings together and develops excellent scholarship on Wittgenstein and feminism today. Tracing Wittgenstein's influence on woman philosophers and assessing the relevance of ordinary language philosophy for exploring the concept of woman and the social and political realities of women, this handbook firmly places Wittgensteinian feminism on the intellectual map. It deserves the attention of all analytically minded feminist philosophers as well as any philosopher interested in Wittgenstein. Wittgenstein was personally no “feminist”. Yet this volume shows the remarkable impact his work has inspired among a diverse range of feminists, beginning with Anscombe, Foot, Murdoch and Midgley and carrying through in a bright line to the present.