Law, Selfhood and Feminist Philosophy by Janice Richardson - 9781032544960

Law, Selfhood and Feminist PhilosophyMonstrous Aberrations\nAuthor(s): Janice Richardson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032544960, 978-1032544960\nSynopsis\nAt the intersection of law, feminism and philosophy, this book analyses the ways in which certain bodies and selves continue to be treated as monstrous aberrations from the ideal figure or norm. \n\nEmploying contemporary feminist philosophy to rethink accepted legal ideas, the book is divided into three sections. The first focuses on the different relational ontologies of philosophers Adriana Cavarero and Christine Battersby also considering their work via a third term: Spinoza. The second turns to diverse feminist engagements with the social contract theorists. The third section employs insights from throughout the book to focus more explicitly on law and, in particular privacy law and the so-called wrongful birth cases. Bringing together more than twe.