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Cognition and Eros: A Critique of the Kantian Paradigm
An impassioned critique of the Kantain paradigm of objectivity, "pure reason," that reveals the roots of sexism with the Western philosophical tradition.
264 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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November 25, 2015
Re-read this old favorite that I first discovered in 1999. The first half is an invaluable, thorough critique of mind-body dissociation and woman-hatred in Western high culture. Once you start to look at religion, philosophy, and academia through this lens, the mechanisms of many different oppressions become clear. However, the Marxist analysis in the latter half of the book feels even more dated and forced than it did on first reading. The much-used term "commodity fetishism" seems to rely over-much on old-fashioned Freudian moralism about what "normal" desire looks like, whereas queer theory has moved way beyond that.
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