Otherwise Than the Binary

Otherwise Than the Binary

by Jessica Elbert DeckerDanielle A. Layne and Monica Vilhauer
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 01/07/2022

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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.

ISBN:
9781438488813
9781438488813
Category:
Western philosophy: Ancient
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
01-07-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
State University of New York Press

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