PHIL 1770 - Feminist Philosophy

3 Credits

Feminist philosophers seek to understand and critique practices and institutions that oppress and subordinate women. They explore questions like: what is the nature of gender oppression, and how is it related to other types of oppression, such as racial oppression? What makes someone a woman or man? Is there a difference between a person’s sex and their gender? Are women “naturally” different from men, and would it matter if they were? Is there a male bias in science and ethics? Can a pluralistic society like ours fight women’s oppression while also recognizing the rights of cultures to maintain their distinctive practices? In this class, students will work to understand and evaluate prominent feminist answers to these questions, with an emphasis on helping students develop their own well-reasoned views on feminist issues and apply those views to their own lives. 3C/3/0/0

Prerequisite(s): READ 0722 or READ 0724 or EAPP 0900 with a grade of “C” or better, or appropriate assessment score

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s): Goals 6 & 7