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Otherwise Than the Binary: New Feminist Readings in Ancient Philosophy and Culture

Otherwise Than the Binary: New Feminist Readings in Ancient Philosophy and Culture

Decker, Jessica Elbert
Layne, Danielle A.
Vilhauer, Monica

Paperback

Series: Suny Ancient Greek Philosophy

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismGLBTQIA Studies

ISBN10: 1438488807
ISBN13: 9781438488806
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jan 2 2023
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Examines traditional sites of binary thinking in ancient Greek texts and culture to demonstrate surprising ambiguity, especially with regard to sexual difference.

Otherwise Than the Binary approaches canonical texts and concepts in Ancient Greek philosophy and culture that have traditionally been understood as examples of binary thinking, particularly concerning sexual difference. In contrast to such patriarchal logic, the essays within this volume explore how many of these seemingly strict binaries in ancient culture and thought were far more permeable and philosophically nuanced. Each contribution asks if there are ways of thinking of antiquity differently-namely, to examine canonical works through a lens that expounds and even celebrates philosophies of difference so as to discover instances where authors of antiquity valorize and uphold the necessity of what has been seen as feminine, foreign, and/or irrational. As contemporary thinkers turn toward new ways of reading antiquity, these selected studies will inspire other readings of ancient texts through new feminist methodologies and critical vantage points. When examining the philosophers and notable figures of antiquity alongside their overt patriarchal and masculinist agendas, readers are invited to rethink their current biases while also questioning how particular ideas and texts are received and read.

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