01:790:101 Final: Recitation Review for Final
30 Oct 2014
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Four short answers that you pick out if six choices. Focusing on one author each, presented in the form of questions. Susan moller okin women in western political thought. Women are never mentioned as completely equal to men. Cannon of political theory - the most crucial writings in a particular area of studies. According to okin, what"s included in the cannon is lots of works by white males. Men writing about political theory, but not so much women. Okin and other feminists think this is a problem. The problem goes deeper than that -- its not just that men are writing what is considered to be the most important texts -- its also that the way their theories are built excludes women. They both think it is very important for citizens to participate in the civic sphere, to give their input into the political process. It is he men that participate in the public sphere.
