Feminism and the mastery of nature

Abstract

Val Plumwood explores the emergence of ecofeminism, explaining its relation to other feminist and radical green theories. A philosophical account of the relationship between women and nature.

Contents

1. Feminism and ecofeminism -- 2. Dualism: the logic of colonisation -- 3. Plato and the philosophy of death -- 4. Descartes and the dream of power -- 5. Mechanism and mind/nature dualism -- 6. Ethics and the instrumentalising self -- 7. Deep ecology and the denial of difference -- Conclusion: changing the master story.