Advanced Topics in Feminist Philosophy (PG)

This course examines in detail an advanced topic in Feminist Philosophy. Topics will vary from year to year and may be either contemporary or historical. The course may focus on an extended examination of a philosophical debate, such as pornography, objectification, the metaphysics of gender, or the relation between women and nature. Alternatively, the course may focus on a historical figure or set of figures in the feminist tradition, such as Simone de Beauvoir, Mary Wollstonecraft, or Mary Astell. The course can cover a different 'special topic', which is dependent on the instructor. Previous courses include: 'Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex' and 'Gender and Beauty'.   Credit Level: 11 Year taken: Postgraduate SCQF Credits: 20